Another example is Kaidou the king of his homeland enlisted him in the Marines so that their kingdom could have a place at the Levely and because the kingdom could not handle him. Not all people who join the Marines do so willingly Mother Carmel was a human trafficker who sold children from her orphanage to the government to be trained as Marines. After enlisting, all Marines are assigned a unit, post, Marine code, and photo ID, which can be used to differentiate between fake Marines and the genuine article. There also seems to be no restrictions regarding race while a vast majority of Marines are human, they are known to also employ giants and (non-canonically) members of the Longarm Tribe. One can even enlist if the base they are enlisting at is outside their homeland, as seen when Koby enlisted at the base in Shells Town, even though he is from somewhere else. There also seems to be no restriction based on nationality. While a majority of Marines are seen to be male, there is also a good number of female Marines, including Tsuru, Gion, Hina, Tashigi, Isuka and formerly Bell-mère. There are no enlistment restrictions regarding gender. It appears that one simply needs to ask to join and a ranking officer, presumably the base commander specifically, simply needs to approve the enlistment. The exact process of joining the Marines is unclear.

9.8.2 Caribou's Kehihihihi in the New World.They are also antagonists in various non-canon material, such as the Warship Island, Goat Island, G-8 and Marine Rookie filler Arcs, the fifth and eleventh movies, and the third, sixth and tenth specials.

Collectively, they stand as one of the Three Great Powers, alongside the Four Emperors and the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who were later replaced by the SSG.ĭue to their actions and role, they are one of the major antagonist groups of the series overall, specifically they serve as the main antagonists in the Romance Dawn, Loguetown, Enies Lobby, Sabaody Archipelago, Marineford, and Return to Sabaody Arcs. They maintain a presence on all of the world's known seas, through countless branch offices however, the vast majority of their assets are focused solely on the Grand Line, in which resides their main base of operations, Marine Headquarters. The Marines are the World Government's military sea force, tasked with law enforcement, international security and military operations.

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