Talk:Rifleman

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[edit] Unrelated paragraph to delete ?

The following paragraph has IMO nothing to do PRECISELY with this current article. I moved it here so that it can be discussed.

Traditionally, the United States Marine Corps is a Rifleman Corps. As modern conflict revolutionized the role of the individual soldier in combat, the Corps undertook changes to its organisation. However, in basic training, U.S. Marines learn the proper use and care of the rifle. Their entire training regimen and soldier's philosophy is based on the rifle and its every function, from ceremonial duty to discipline to direct warfare. The Rifleman's Creed is an important facet of the United States Marine Corps philosophy. Major General William H. Rupertus, who served in World War II, is at the origin of the Creed. Even nowaday the creed is taught to every recruit. The creed was famous source material for a memorable scene of Stanley Kubrick's 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, where marines recruits learn and recite the words. A similar scene with a shortened version of the creed is explored in 2005's Jarhead. breversa 09:36, 10 November 2006 (UTC)