Military Watchdog (me) wrote the original article. Thanks for reprinting.
Steal is the correct usage and remains unchanged albeit not a prosecutable crime in Washington.
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Regarding another point, it is the United States Marines, however, members are marines as are airmen, soldiers, and sailors. Collectively, members of the armed forces may be referred to correctly as soldiers in a very general application, such as a headline, as in Hagel steals from soldiers.