No flaming me here, just a simple question regarding scout's post.
scoutpilot said:
There are more tanks in 1st Cav than in the entire Marine Corps.
Shouldn't the Army have more since the Army is so much bigger than the Marines? The Army has 1.1 million, the Marines has 1/4 the size. You don't have to be a mathematician to get why the Army has more than the Marines. All you need is logic.
To me it is about stats, not just numbers, something fried is looking for IMPO.
fried said:
After looking around on the internet I heard that the Army has more armored vehicles compared to the marines so will that help my chances of becoming an Armor Officer
Chances is stats, not how many tanks in inventory. How many want to be in armored and the amount that gets this career field is the true question.
Marines can have 1 tank for all fried cares, but if 10 go for it he has a 10% chance. Army could have 100, but if 10,000 go for it he has a 1% chance.
To tell him the Army has more tanks means absolutely nothing when it comes to chances, unless you back it up with stats.
I know, I know, I am just an AF wife, never lived a day in the military as an AD member, yadda, yadda, yadda. However, I am not brain dead, I am a business woman, I get stats and understood the underlying question. He wants chances, and the 1st Cav having more tanks than the Marines was not his question. His question was:
Which branch do I have a better a chance at getting into armor?
Stats tell the real truth, the number of tanks is only one part of the equation...the other part is how many want that career field.