The following is an opinion piece written by Gen. James Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Marines:

One way or another, Amos is going to get you "back to the basics" the Marine Corps is known for. No, Amos is not talking about fighting the War on Terror. He's talking about fighting the War on War.

There are a lot of surly, nasty shitbags out there who think they are "hot shit" because they "went to war" or are "combat-hardened". Amos has news for you: if you were even a halfway decent Marine, you would have gone straight from the School of Infantry to 8th & I to do close-order drill; not to Iraq, or Afghanistan, or wherever the fuck it is you went. So you got shot at: whoopty-fucking-doo. Try shooting some Febreze on your bed sheets and then talk to Amos.