User blog comment:Griever0311/Ask A Marine Part Deux/@comment-1260687-20100318213249

@Bearded Hoplite: Not everyone gets a sidearm; usually you'll only see them packed by SNCOs and officers, or guys like snipers and sometimes the dedicated operators of things like SMAWS and M240s - the only reason I got my hands on them is because I was tight with the armory chief and we were both goddamn ninjas.