See, there is one of the fundamental differences between the Marine Corps and other branches. I do not CHOOSE to be a Marine. I CHOSE to become a Marine. We are taught from day one that we are not civilians running around in a uniform that just happen to be serving in the military. A Marine is a Marine down to his very bones for life. Yes we do get held to a very different standard than the other services, and to them it might not seem 'brilliant' but that is how it is and that is how we want it.

Again, it isn't just the Commandant sitting in his office making up stupid rules. If a majority of the Marine Corps didn't want to prohibit wearing cammies off base then the regulation never would have been implemented.