Why, when recruiting is strong, not fill that slot with a physically fully capable Marine?
A. In a word, loyalty. We ask these young men and women to come serve the country, and to serve the Marine Corps, and the commandant has stated that he will not send any Marine home that he can legally keep. And he has stuck to that word. If a Marine wants to stay in the Marine Corps, they will stay in the Marine Corps. He or she may be on the permanent disabled list … they may not be able to run the physical fitness test or be in the occupational specialty that he or she once was, but the bottom line is we owe it to them and it’s complete loyalty. And in the Marine Corps loyalty runs up and down. Q. What do you think they bring to the fight? A. If you had Terry Bradshaw [pro-football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl MVP] on the team and he got hurt and he wanted back on the team, would you take him? Look at the value and the insight. He or she can talk about his or her experience. More than that, they can talk about stress and what stress is and they can help us identify stress. The tough
