Quote Originally Posted by CavSct1983 View Post
Makes me sick thinking of those dead Soldiers and Marines, who could have been alive were it not for the egos of engineers.
I'm right there with you. I did a lot of looking into things when I worked with our S3 (Training) prior to deployment, and the bureaucratic nightmare that is the US Army development is awful. A new weapon system is desperately needed, and it looks like they're now looking into the 6.8 for a new caliber with some new style of casing (I can't recall the details ATM). I think this article proves, the AR-15 started out great, but after the Pentagon tried to re-invent the wheel it got messed up. Not saying the M-16/M4 system is bad, but could it be improved? Definitely. My M16 I qualified on in basic was a POS, and my brand new M4 I received prior to deploying wasn't a heck of a lot better- a step up for sure, but still had flaws. The shameful part is that the weapons you can get in the civilian market for a little more $$$ are leagues better than the "Lowest Bidder" systems the military currently issues.