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title: Ready. Join U.S. Marines. Land, sea, air
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/ready-join-us-marines-1941/
description: 'Marine Corps recruiting poster: a sergeant in dress blues and white cap stands with hands behind his back, with ''Ready'' in large red letters behind his cap'
section: Collection
---

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[![Ready. Join U.S. Marines. Land, sea, air, 1941 US poster: Marine Corps recruiting poster](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/ready-join-us-marines-1941.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/ready-join-us-marines-1941.jpg)

# Ready. Join U.S. Marines. Land, sea, air

Marine Corps recruiting poster: a sergeant in dress blues and white cap stands with hands behind his back, with 'Ready' in large red letters behind his cap and 'Join U.S. Marines, land, sea, air' below. The tell is the uniformed figure and short virtue words standing in for any stated terms of service.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
READY
JOIN
U.S.MARINES
LAND
SEA
AIR
APPLY, OR WRITE, TO NEAREST RECRUITING STATION
[signature: SUNDBLOM]
[imprint: [illegible]]
```

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