For its 236th Birthday, the USMC Wants to Buy FMF Corpsmen a Gift

In case you didn’t know, the Marine Corps was founded 236 years ago today, November 10, 1775, when Captain Samuel Nicholas was authorized to raise two battalions of Marines. Naturally, his first move was to go to a place called Tun Tavern (yes, it was an actual tavern) and start a recruitment drive. Happy Birthday, Marines! Enjoy your two beers, regardless of age.

Fast forward to today, and the USMC is looking for a company to make the already-designed Corpsman Assault Pack, as GearScout reports. Hey, we’ve only been at war for ten years. I don’t know what was so wrong with the Unit One I carried.

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