Marine Special Operation Command Order 4000 Colt Rail Guns

[Kleanbore]

In a Marine Corps rifle platoon, the platoon sergeant also carries a pistol. Any attached crew served weapons, such as machine guns & mortars will have some personnel carrying a pistol and not a rifle. Pistols are used in combat more than you think. My experience anyway.

A new policy was put in place some time ago ago.

PISTOLS IN THE PAST WERE ASSIGNED TO ALL MARINE OFFICERS,

SNCOS, AND NAVY BILLETS. THE NEW ASSIGNMENT POLICY ASSIGNS PISTOLS

TO MARINE COLONELS AND ABOVE, NAVY OFFICERS, AND NAVY

E6 AND ABOVE ONLY.

THE M4 CARBINE WAS PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED ONLY TO SPECIFIC UNITS.

THE NEW ASSIGNMENT POLICY ASSIGNS THE CARBINE TO MARINE LT THROUGH

LTCOL, WO/CWO, SNCOS, NAVY E5 AND BELOW, AND LIMITED EQUIPMENT

VEHICLE OPERATORS.

THE M9 PISTOL QUANTITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN

THE OPERATING FORCES.

 

[NG VI]

Kleanbore, it's almost as if they feel the M4 is a better defense weapon, or even that it's less likely to make the person in a leadership position stand out to an observer.

 

[barneyrw]

A new policy was put in place some time ago ago.

Interesting update, thanks.