Well, you are playing with semantics.
Check this out.
According to the official U.S. Marine Corps website, every Marine is STILL required to complete a bayonet training program ... because “the weapon becomes just as effective [as a rifle] in close combat situations.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2949015/posts
One someone else believes it was a *Brilliant Maneuver*. I fall in that camp...it may be too subtle for you to understand.
I will note for future reference that TMZ and/or an owner of a *military surplus outlet* is a preferred source of military SOP over Janes, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, head of the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, and the Pentagon and DOD. Knock yourself out. :D