Lance Cpl. Paul Maxinoski, a scout sniper with 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, peers through the optic of an M110 sniper rifle in Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, on Oct. 25, 2012. (Dan Lamothe / Staff)

If you are a writer/photographer for a military publication and can’t tell the difference between a 5.56 M4 carbine and a 7.62 M110 light sniper rifle, you might want to consider a new gig.

Other than that, a decent article about the substandard ammunition and inadequate firearms currently being fielded by our Marines in Afghanistan as lazy bastards here get fat off food stamps.