Colonial Marine Corps

The Colonial Marine Corps are a miltary branch in Colonial Defense Force and its members are the ship-based soldiers of the Colonial Fleet. Battlestar Galactica has about thirty of them left, although there are no snipers among them (Bastille Day). Marines' duty include guarding the CIC and Brig (Mini-Series) and assisting the Master-at-Arms (Litmus). They have several times been used, on Raptors, for spaceborne assaults (Bastille Day, Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II, Resistance).

Sergeant Hadrian is a Marine, but no officers (if there were any) appear to be stationed on the Galactica; when they are shown on missions, Fleet officers are commanding them.

Known Marines

• Sergeant Hadrian
• Corporal Venner
• Private Kelso

Notes

Their battle uniforms appear to be based on those of the U.S. Army's Delta Force or the counter-terrorist branch of the British Army's Special Air Service Regiment. Besides their black combat uniforms, the weapons and personal combat equipment of the Marines are similar to what police SWAT teams and anti-terrorist, special forces units utilise. We are yet to see the Marines in camouflage combat uniforms and armed with standard infantry weapons.

Galactica 1980 definition: Dillon is called both a terrorist and a chauvinist by Jamie Hamilton during their phone call from the police station; he asks Troy "what's a terrorist chauvinist?" ^{(1980: "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I")}

These are terms directly relating to Galactica 1980, some of which are based from the Original Series. For terms from that series, please refer to List of terms (TOS).