User blog comment:Griever0311/Ask A Marine/@comment-1260687-20100316204312

I wasn't the one who planned assaults, I merely took part in the execution, and made sure the rest of my team played their parts. A particularly memorable large-scale night snatch-and-grab had us flying in on CH-46s supported by Cobra gunships, engineers cutting power to the entire block, our platoon snatching a few black-listed guys up, canvassing the house for intel/incriminating evidence, and exfiltrating on HMMWVs.

I'm fine with the M16/M4, but I prefer 7.62x51mm to 5.56mmx45mm. I don't think we should sacrifice power, accuracy, and range because a few limp wrists can't handle it; let them use the 5.56, and re-evaluate the troops every 3 months to see if they can make the upgrade.