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''Ad utrumque paratus'', sometimes shortened to ''ad utrumque'', is

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for "Ready for either alternative" or "Prepared for both" and is a sentence attributed to

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. It is used as a

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on the

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Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion motto A motto (derived from the Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation. Mot ...

of the

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Submarine force. The

is also inscribed at the entrance of the Submarine School building in Cartagena's Naval Station, Murcia, Spain. The beginning (''Ad utrumque'') was also used as personal motto by the Spanish Monarchs in the 17th Century. Lund University was established in 1666 in the

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province Skåne which until 1658 was a

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province. Thus, the students at the university should be prepared for both the

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and the sword – to study and to defend the country in times of war. The lion in Lund University's seal holds a book in one hand, and a sword in the other. The French commune Monistrol-sur-Loire uses the same sentence on its escutcheon but the motif is a sword and a

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. This suggests that ''utrumque'' ("both"), may in that case refer to fighting and preaching. ''AD UTRUMQUE PARATUS'' is the motto of the

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...

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Special Operations Training Group ( SOTG). III SOTG's unit insignia consists of the Marine Raider stiletto on a red escutcheon. The unit's name and motto appear on a yellow border surrounding the escutcheon.{{cite web, url=http://www.iiimef.marines.mil/Units/IIIMHG/SOTG.aspx, title=III Marine Expeditionary Force > Units > III MHG, access-date=2013-11-26, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707212529/http://www.iiimef.marines.mil/Units/IIIMHG/SOTG.aspx, archive-date=2014-07-07, url-status=dead As a unit devoted to the study and training of special operations, the motto suggests preparation for both the book and the sword. However, the history alluded to by the Raider stiletto and the conventional nature of the Marine Corps suggest a preparedness for both conventional and unconventional warfare. SOTG trains units in missions ranging from Non-combatant Evacuation Operation and Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel to

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and ship boarding. In the emblem of the municipality in

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we find a modification of the motto as "In utrumque paratus".

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