“BAE has also informed the Marine Corps that the MCT-30 version for the Marine Corps will be a lighter weight version of the Stryker system and use the Mk44 gun which is common with US Navy applications instead of the XM813 gun used on Stryker."
"This base transfer occurred amid force protection concerns sparked by escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and its proxy militias, which CJTF-OIR said led to an acceleration of the long-term transfer plan."
Marine officers have been more successful at selection over their enlisted counterparts, averaging a 46 percent selection rate over the past five years.
Low crawling through the dark of night during an intense fire fight during the Vietnam War, Lance Cpl. James Stogner killed several enemy with a Ka-Bar knife.