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Originally Posted by Icelander
I doubt that any 19th century person used to officer's swords would consider sidearms as status signifiers weird.
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Didn't he hate those too?
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From what I can tell, special operators have a similar kind of deal.
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I think the focus of Army SF is on weapons relevant to cadre training of allied irregulars. Marine Gunners are subject matter experts for all the weapons in the battalion. So it is a pretty different job.
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Everyone? Do all MPs get pistols or are the uniformed soldiers who act as base security expected to just carry a rifle, with pistols confined to those who are acting as detectives.
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MPs on firmbases in the US look more-or-less like civilian police, except in military uniforms, they wear pistols and tasers, drive interceptors and so on.