{"id":44072,"date":"2019-10-11T18:22:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T18:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/11\/the-most-dangerous-weapon-in-the-world-is-a-marine-and-his-umbrella-the-case-for-dryness\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:11:19","slug":"the-most-dangerous-weapon-in-the-world-is-a-marine-and-his-umbrella-the-case-for-dryness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2019\/10\/11\/the-most-dangerous-weapon-in-the-world-is-a-marine-and-his-umbrella-the-case-for-dryness\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The most dangerous weapon in the world is a Marine and his\u2019 umbrella \u2014 the case for dryness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The old adage of, \u201cIf it ain\u2019t raining, we ain\u2019t training,\u201d could be in serious jeopardy if a pending update to the Marine Corps uniform policy overturns a rule prohibiting male Marines from carrying umbrellas in uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s about time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aforementioned motto is steeped in a illogical masochism similar to the \u201cpain is weakness leaving the body\u201d banality that every recruit who has even reached the third phase of boot camp realizes is firmly entrenched in idiocy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In \u201cHow to Win Friends and Influence People,” author Dale Carnegie wrote, \u201cWhen dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The escapability of basic logic in the Marine Corps is, at times, admirable.<\/p>\n\n\n