Maybe it's because the Corps has been pusified so badly over the last 20 years.
Maybe it is because the Corps has been reduced to a disgraceful skeleton of what it was once upon a time.
To think that this final insult to those jarheads who fought and died for this country for more than 240-years makes me wonder if it is worth staying around another 17-years (100).
In any case, it is time to burn all my green skivvies...
No, never burn them. When my son was around 5 I took him to the surplus store (by then he already wanted to join) and he loved it. He wore a green flight jacket for as long as it fit and he has it for his son when he comes.
It isn’t only the Corps that has been reduced, it is all the branches.
Today’s Marines do have the heart and mind to know that they can do it and they still don’t ever give up. It may be harder for them without the training you had at boot to complete the Crucible, but at Pendleton they still climb the Reaper so I think at PI it is probably the same.
Your voice has probably been heard along with the others who replied and I truly doubt Mattis will allow anyone to be in a unit that is not ready. I watched his confirmation hearing and readiness is a top priority.
oh, youtube and DVIDS have current video and photos.