Cpl Russow is spot on. Making the switch from operating in the desert over to the jungle will make a wimp out of many a man. Alot of guys that are hard as wood pecker lips will melt when it comes to operating in the jungle. I don't know why but its entirely different. Another thing that the Marine Corps will be facing (at least in the Infantry community) is that individual equipment optimized for desert ops will utterly fail in a jungle environment. Quite honestly I can see massive changes in Marine Load Bearing items happening very soon. Not to beat a dead horse but has anyone considered running a Serpa Holster through the Endurance Course on Okinawa to see if it will work after getting banged around, filled with mud and submersed in brackish water? Will the service pistol function with as little protection as the holster provides? Or is it an item that was optimized for desert and urban warfare? Yeah. Cpl Russow is right. The jungle is a bitch.
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