THE POINT OF THE MARINES, SIMPLY PUT, IS TO KILL THE ENEMY. A KILLING MACHINE, A DOG FROM THE DEVIL. THEY KILL THOSE THREATENING THEIR GOD, COUNTRY, OR CORP. BECAUSE THEY DO THIS, THEY ARE, BY DEFAULT, ALSO PROTECTORS. PROTECTORS OF ALL THAT IS GOOD. THEY ARE KNIGHTS, HEROES, AND YOUR BEST FRIEND. A PERFECTLY BALANCED SEESAW WITH ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE END AND ALL THE WEIGHT OF THEIR WORLD ON THE OTHER. YOU HAVE TO EXPECT THE BEST OUT OF A MARINE OR HE WILL GIVE YOU HIS WORST. HIGH STANDARDS AND HARSH PUNISHMENTS ARE A MUST. THAT'S WHY ONLY A FEW CAN DO IT. THAT'S THE POINT. MAY GOD BLESS THEM ALL.