{"id":91951,"date":"2019-10-14T09:30:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T13:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=91951"},"modified":"2019-10-14T08:20:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T12:20:15","slug":"a-few-news-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=91951","title":{"rendered":"A Few News Items"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-70138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mergansers-at-IBSP-north-4-20-2013-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mergansers-at-IBSP-north-4-20-2013-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mergansers-at-IBSP-north-4-20-2013-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mergansers-at-IBSP-north-4-20-2013-500x313.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Marines with Umbrellas? Well, so far the women Marines are allowed to carry them, but not the other Marines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2019\/10\/11\/the-most-dangerous-weapon-in-the-world-is-a-marine-and-his-umbrella-the-case-for-dryness\/\">https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2019\/10\/11\/the-most-dangerous-weapon-in-the-world-is-a-marine-and-his-umbrella-the-case-for-dryness\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the article: The old adage of, \u201cIf it ain\u2019t raining, we ain\u2019t training,\u201d could be in serious jeopardy if a pending update to the Marine Corps uniform policy overturns a rule prohibiting male Marines from carrying umbrellas in uniform.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s about time.<\/p>\n<p>The aforementioned motto is steeped in a illogical masochism similar to the \u201cpain is weakness leaving the body\u201d banality that every recruit who has even reached the third phase of boot camp realizes is firmly entrenched in idiocy.<\/p>\n<p>In \u201cHow to Win Friends and Influence People,&#8221; author Dale Carnegie wrote, \u201cWhen dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The escapability of basic logic in the Marine Corps is, at times, admirable. &#8211; article<\/p>\n<p>But wait! There&#8217;s more good news to come:<\/p>\n<p>The Marine Corps is now considering nursing shirts for Marines who are Moms:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/10\/09\/adjustable-tabs-and-new-nursing-shirt-marine-corps-considering-these-changes-to-maternity-uniforms\/?utm_source=clavis\">https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/10\/09\/adjustable-tabs-and-new-nursing-shirt-marine-corps-considering-these-changes-to-maternity-uniforms\/?utm_source=clavis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Women Marines are already allowed to carry umbrellas. It appears that accommodating a nursing Marine Mommy is only one more step to ensuring that when you sign up, you get to keep your job, no matter what. The question about backpacking the little rugcrawler on bivouac training does come up my corner, but isn\u2019t addressed in the article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marines with Umbrellas? 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