It’s understandable Marines look out for each other and are sensitive to criticism given that they are totally dependent on the Navy.
It’s easy to see a future Democrat POTUS deciding their is no need for a warfighting Marine Corps. Everything the Marines do could easily be done by the USAF/Army/Navy. So naturally Marines are going to be very sensitive to political issues and tip toe through the tulips lest they offend budget appropriators. That is most apparent in the Marines support of homosexualization of the military and feminization of the infantry.
A foul lie - of course; the Marine Corps is part of the Navy Department - the Men’s Department.
So what was your excuse for not signing up with us?