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I was in the Marine Corps infantry for four years. I was always told that it takes 12 Marines to support 1 grunt (infantryman). If that is true then about 7.7% of the Marine Corps is infantry. That does sounds about right. At Camp Pendleton, the grunt units were at Horno (1st Marines), San Mateo (5th Marines) and some at Las Flores (LAR - Light Armored Reconnaissance)- not very big areas on the base. But the POG (personnel other-than grunt) units were all over Mainside, Del Mar, Las Pulgas, Margarita, etc. Huge areas of the base with a lot of Marines. Think about all the other units there are; artillery, tanks, helos, air wing, mechanics, motor-t, comm, admin, supply, intel, refuelers, cooks, MPs, armorers, ammo techs, etc. There is a lot of Behind the Scenes work that goes into making sure that grunt on the ground can get his job done. But don't for a second think that every Marine is a rifleman. That pisses me off. There is a lot that you have to know to be a grunt - weapons systems, comm equipment, patrolling, raids, IA drills (immediate action), MOUT, call for fire, enemy weapons and equipment, etc. POGs might have a brief exposure to these things in boot camp and MTC but they're not professionals at them like grunts are. Calling every Marine a rifleman is the same as calling someone who has a first-aid certification a paramedic.
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