From the Stars and Stripes some very depressing news:

200,000 weapons unaccounted for

DOD cannot ensure weapons meant for Iraqis were received, report says nearly 200,000 weapons issued to Iraqi security forces have gone unaccounted for, and the Pentagon still has not specified which, if any, accountability procedures are in place for the Iraq train-and-equip program, a government report issued Tuesday has found.

Back when I was in the service this next post was called total horseshit. It usually means that there are too many brass with nothing to do.....

Marines’ new grooming standards regulate pockets, dental work, haircuts

ARLINGTON, Va. — It’s official: Marines can’t put their hands in their pockets. Until now, it’s been “Corps lore” that Marines were prohibited from putting their hands in their pockets, said Mary Boyt, of the Marine Corps Uniform Board.

Prediction: there will be fewer "Good Men" for the corps...From the Mid East Stars and Stripes....

And we give money to these assholes. Jesus.