[arethuza]

I found this interesting article:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2013/march/pa...

Which includes this quote:

"“What we’ve seen is that when Marines come ashore, they’re carrying 130 pounds of food, water, batteries, ammo, you name it, on their backs because fundamentally, they don’t trust sea-based logistics to keep them supplied,”

[ZanyProgrammer]

Which is ironic, because since World War 2 the Marines basically function as a de facto Army, and enjoy all the benefits of American global air and sea superiority.

Really, as a former soldier myself, the ideal solution is to stop having soldiers and Marines carrying so much damn gear. Much, much easier said than done.

*By ironic I mean "silly ass Marines"