I believe you are correct. Furthermore, with the current state of the economy, more and more people are in the military to have steady employment rather than reasons of patriotism. They'll do what their officers tell them to do and their officers will do what they're ordered to do.
It's unfortunate that so many posts on this thread have delved into speculating whether or not the author is really a Marine. It matters little. Whoever wrote it, Marine or not, presents some very valid and frightening points and these points really ought to be the subject of discussion.
“Whoever wrote it, Marine or not, presents some very valid and frightening points and these points really ought to be the subject of discussion.”
Exactly so. I had a discussion about a year ago with an acquaintance who had served for about 12 years as a Marine in armor. He got out as a staff sergeant the previous year. We talked about life in the military and whether the troops would follow orders or their conscience. We both came to the same conclusion that I stated in my last post.
Your unit is your family. It is very clannish. All else flows from that.