Marine Vs. Army, which branch makes a more dangerous soldier? ?

• It's been asked a thousand times, and it will be asked a thousand more. I need specific answers though, mostly pertaining to career oppurtunities, post-enlistment schooling, training, and the overasked question "Whose more dangerous physically, A Marine, or Army Infantry?" I'll break it down into numbers, I hope you can answer them. Thanks. 1. Which branch offers more career opportunities after returning to the civilian world? 2. While enlisted in one of the two branches is it likely, not possible, that an elisted serviceman will be able to obtain a degree? 3. Bootcamp has been explained to me like an initiation, with that said, which branch has a higher standard of fitness and mental preparedness that will ensure the recruit will become a functioning asset to his branch immediately after bootcamp regardless of his MOS? 4. I'm going to break this last one down into several questions actually. 4a. Which branch transforms more recruits into physically dangerous and capable combatats after bootcamp? Armed, and unarmed. 4b. Which branch offers a higher standard of Advanced Infanry Training? (Rangers, Recon, SF, and MARSOC.) 4c. I know this will be hard for some. Without bias, pride or other preconcieved connotations about each branch try to quantify and qualify the actual difficulty of becoming each of the following in order from least to greatest: Army Serviceman, Marine Serviceman, Army Infantry, Marine Infantry, Army Ranger, Marine Force Recon, Army SF, and MARSOC. I know I'm asking a lot, but I'd really like to get some answers from actual military personel from both branches. If you just watch the Military channel, and read lots of books on the military do me a favor and at least post some links or researchable acts. I would hope I seem well researched, so at least try to explain things at an above layman level. I appreciate all answers in advance, because I really need to find some of these things out before I go to MEPs with one of either recruiters.

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  1. Both 2. Both 3. MARINES 4. I'm going to break this last one down into several questions actually. 4a. Marines!They do hand to hand combat and shoot alot more in boot camp 4b. MARINES! 4c. Its easy. after reading many many many articles on this. The Marine Infantry is more difficult then Army Infantry. but all the special forces are pretty much equal in difficualty. Thats coming from reading some articles online(I'm sure you can find the sites, jsut look) I read an article about this once where someone said that he had spoken with someone who has worked with many people that have done all these Special forces and they pretty much say they are all equally hard (this is coming from someone who is bias towards the Marine Corp....