User blog comment:USMC Lance/U.S. Marines need new combat uniforms!!!!!!/@comment-770363-20111213200808

Alright, MARPAT is definitely better than the current ACU, but you have to understand, because the Marines are amphibious shock troops, what defines them is that amphibious ability. Marine Hornets are C-variant at best, because the Corps is holding out to buy F-35B Lightning IIs. This isn't some matter of the Corps getting hand-me-down shit, this is the decision of the brass. Let's not forget that the Marines were actually the first to adopt the M16A2 in the early '80s to replace their A1s, whilst the Army kept their A1s until the late '80s. The Corps also chose the semi-auto only, heavier, longer, M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle over the lighter, shorter, selective fire Mk 14 Mod 0 Enhanced Battle Rifle that the Army was already using. The Corps uses shitty weaponry by choice generally.