What military branch would you consider the toughest U.S. Army, U.S. Airforce, Navy especially the Navy Seals and the Marines.

S.H.I.E.L.D.

There's nothing cushy about life in the Women's Auxiliary Balloon Corps:

The band of brothers were hardcore..

My best friend served a term as the Director of the US Reserves in the Pentagon, and as such, I got to meet and know a handful of military brass from Army, Navy Air Force and Marines. They're all tough, and actually well rounded.

But they all think their own branch is distinct. The Navy guys remind the Marines that the Marine Corps is just a department of the Navy, but the marines respond, "Yes. But we're the MEN'S department."

Marine Corps generally has the reputation for being the toughest. Their basic training program is much harsher than in the other branches, and they're the first-line troops in any military showdown. But the Navy probably has the highest standards for officers--especially if anything bad happens on their watch. And the Air Force lays down very strict standars for who can and can't fly, especially when they have lots of people vying for jobs. I met an Air Force captain some years ago while on vacation in Mexico. He told me was a navigator, not a pilot, because his vision was 20-20 in one eye, but 20-40 in the other. Also told me that, if he didn't make major in a year, he'd be mustered out of the Air Force with no benefits, etc. Pretty harsh.

Yeah, I've always heard the Marines is the toughest. A lot of military guys have told me the Air Force guys are the most pampered.

There was a girl scout troop in my old neighborhood that was pretty tough. I told one of them that I wanted to bite her cookies and she almost kicked the crap out of me.

Marine joke

ARMY = Aren't Real Marines Yet

Am a US Marine shot in the head while leading troops during tet offensive battle for hue, vietnam.

Ex-Navy cooks are pretty tough