[Cicero]

I agree. According to the stories, records are kept of who packed the chutes, and access to the process is highly limited.

If a Philipino waiter from the canteen wandered into the room where the packing is done, he'd be extremely noticeable.

No one wants to say that a marine did this. But even in the finest organizations you can get one bad apple--someone with a grudge, a drug habit, feeling suicidal, maybe mental problems.

They have to resist the impulse to cover this up and nail whoever did it before someone gets killed. And it's not just cutting parachutes. Would you want to depend on the person who was responsible for this in some future combat situation?

[Ed_NYC]

When I was there we had to sign the parachute record book then an inspector had to confirm it, inspect the rig then all the info was placed in a master parachute log book regord book. All personnel chutes had to be locked at all times, if a parachute was left on the packing tables even during lunch, it had to be re-packed.

"I will be sure Always"

Ed