What Do Marines Say In Response To Semper Fi

Even though it can annoy a marine when a non serving person constantly says oorah or semper fi it s.

Yet if it s said to you saying semper fi in response would suffice as a sign of respect. Many times i have gotten a semper fi from someone with no affiliation to the corps just someone who who knows what it means on a basic level and is using it as a means of acknowledging my service to the country. What does the army say instead of semper fi. If a marines says semper fi to you it s ok to respond with oorah.

Semper gumby bro boot. Oorah and semper fi are both marine sayings. Per mare per terram by sea by land and that s the royal marines motto but semper fidelis is the most famous motto in the us military whereas i think most people in the uk are most likely to. Another common response to semper fi is the marine chant oorah which is not to be confused with the hooah of the army or hooyah of the navy and coast guard.

Semper fidelis shortened semperfi is the motto of the united states marine corps. Yet if it s said to you saying semper fi in response would suffice as a sign of respect. The army has this we ll defend hooah sometimes spelled hua army strong and so on and so forth. Translated it means always faithful and is used more or less as a greeting or term of endearment between marines.

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Three marine corps recruit depot parris island drill instructors demonstrate how marines use the phrases semper fi and ooh ra and explain what they m. Semper fidelis always faithful edit the few the proud the marines. Semper gumby a play on the marine corps motto of semper fidelis latin for always faithful semper gumby for marines means always flexible.