Talk:Interservice rivalry

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[edit] Air Force's "traditional responsibilities"

"The latter case can arise, for example, when the navy operates an aircraft carrier, which may be viewed by the air force as an infringement of its traditional responsibilities."

The aircraft carrier was used by the Navy extensively, well before the U.S. Air Force was ever created. Recommend removal.--131.122.62.80 04:30, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Disagree with removal. The fact that the US navy had aircraft carriers before there was a USAF does not change the fact that USAF officers have argued against aircraft carriers as unnessary ( the job can be done by heavy bombers ). See revolt of the admirals. Also who said anything about America; the Royal Navy faced the same arguement by the RAF in the 1950s ( in a famous case RAF officers hid a blank spot in the middle of the Indian ocean where their bombers could not reach by moving New Zealnd! ). David.j.james 23:15, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Helicopters

Another arguement in several nations is over control and funding of helicopters : army, navy or airforce? In the UK apaches are army, transport are RAF and rescue is RAF, Royal Navy and CoastGarud! David.j.james 23:15, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Policy Making

In several cases inter service rivilry has adversly affected policy making in time of war. examples include WWII imperial Japan ( Army invades CHina, Navy invades the Pacific islands ), WWII US in the Pacific ( Army want to recapture the Philipines then attack Japan, USN goes straight west across the Pacific towards Japan ), Argentina during the Falklands war etc David.j.james 23:15, 27 May 2007 (UTC)