True! That was a shameful day wasn't it?

It's not a total loss... at least we don't have to worry about maintaining our AAA Credit Rating!

The USMC's obsession with replicating every other branch of the armed forces, but with bespoke equipment is really to blame here. Let's not forget that a huge portion of the F35 debacle is directly related to the SVTOL functions, and this is enother example of the downstream implications.