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The fact that they stated "Hours before the mission began, Dynan and company 1st Sgt. Scott Hamm went through each Marine's pack, tossing aside extra underwear, toothpaste and candy bars to shave down the weight." means two things. They can't or don't trust their men, their men can't be trusted, and knowing that fact leads me to believe that if the leadership felt the need to go through all of their packs they should have known that the
knucklheads would probably not bring enough water. They set a bad precedent by telling the guys to lighten their load. I myself have personally witnessed issues with troops refusing to bring adequate water on missions because "canteen make too much noise and they are heavy". Makes it real fun for the medics, bad for everyone else that has to take on their weight and responsibilities when they hit the deck because of dehydration.
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