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* In the 1954 short story "Short in the Chest" by Creator/IdrisSeabright, the situation has gotten so bad that blind dates between members of different services have been arranged by the Department of Defense to cut down on interservice tension (though it's also hoped that the female protagonist, a US Marine, while pick up some useful pillow talk from the Air Force guy she's been set up with).
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** The non-canon ''VideoGame/MetalGearGhostBabel'' has as a major part of its backstory the constant infighting between Army Chief of Staff John Parker and National Security Advisor Steve Gardner, who became bitter rivals after Gardner's zealous investigation of a case involving Parker's daughter only ended [[ItsPersonal when she committed suicide]]. [[spoiler:It plays into the main story as well, as many plot points are a direct result of their bickering - perhaps most notably Black Chamber's betrayal, which was Gardner's demand in return for handing over control of the new Metal Gear's development to Parker.]]

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** The In the non-canon ''VideoGame/MetalGearGhostBabel'' has as a major part of its backstory ''VideoGame/MetalGearGhostBabel'', the constant infighting between Army Chief of Staff John Parker and National Security Advisor Steve Gardner, who became bitter rivals after Gardner's zealous investigation of a case involving Parker's daughter only ended [[ItsPersonal when she committed suicide]]. [[spoiler:It plays into suicide]], is perhaps the main story as well, as many most major part of the game's backstory. [[spoiler:Many plot points in the actual story are a direct result of their bickering as well - perhaps most notably Black Chamber's betrayal, which was Gardner's demand in return for handing over control of the new Metal Gear's development to Parker.]]
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* In ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'', this is part of the animosity between the Earth Federation Forces and [[StateSec the Titans]]. The Titans, being an elite corps designed to protect the Earth from any Zeon resistance, take the lion's share of, well, ''everything'' - money, Mobile Suits, prestige, etc. As a Titans member is considered two ranks higher than an Earth Federation member of the same rank, they turn into massive bullies that lord over everyone else on top of the regular folk.
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Cases of Interservice Rivalry can cause JurisdictionFriction and DividedWeFall. Compare RightHandVersusLeftHand. See also CIAEvilFBIGood, in cases where a moral contrast between the two is depicted. There is also TruthInTelevision to this.

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Cases of Interservice Rivalry can cause JurisdictionFriction and DividedWeFall. Compare RightHandVersusLeftHand. See also CIAEvilFBIGood, in cases where a moral contrast between the two is depicted. May overlap with SchoolRivalry if the rivalry extends to their respective {{Military Academ|y}}ies and especially their sports teams. There is also TruthInTelevision to this.

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