I found this while I was looking up pictures on the net thatpertained to the Corps:

The story of CREATION
In the beginning was the word, and the word was God. In the beginning was God,
and all else was darkness and void, and without form. So God created the heavens
and the Earth. He created the sun, and the moon, and the stars, so that light might
pierce the darkness. The Earth, God divided between the land and the sea, and
these he filled with many assorted creatures.
And the dark, salty, slimy creatures that inhabited the murky depths of the oceans,
God called sailors. And he dressed them accordingly. They had little trousers that
looked like bells at the bottom. And their shirts had cute little flaps on them to hide
the hickys on their necks. He also gave them long sideburns and shabby looking
beards. God nicknamed them "squids" and banished them to a lifetime at sea, so
that normal folks would not have to associate with them. To further identify these
unloved creatures, he called them "petty" and "commodore", instead of titles
worthy of red-blooded men.
And the flaky creatures of the land, God called soldiers. And with a twinkle in his
eye, and a sense of humor that only he could have, God made their trousers too
short and their covers too large. He also made their pockets oversized, so that
they may warm their hands. And to adorn their uniforms, God gave them badges in
quantities that only a dime store owner could appreciate. And he gave them
emblems and crests....and all sorts of shiny things that glittered....and devices that
dangled. (When you are God you tend to get carried away).
On the 6th day, he created the creatures of the air for which he designed
a Greyhound bus driver's uniform, especially for Air Force flyboys. But he
discarded the idea during the first week, and it was not until years later that some
apostles resurrected this theme and established what we now know as the "wild
blue yonder wonders".
And on the 7th day, as you know, God rested. But on the 8th day, at 0730, God
looked down upon the earth and was not happy. God was not happy! So he thought
about his labors, and in his divine wisdom God created a divine creature. And this
he called Marine.
And these Marines, who God had created in his own image, were to be of the air,
and of the land, and of the sea. And these he gave many wonderful uniforms. Some
were green, some were blue with red trim. And in the early days, some were even a
beautiful tan. He gave them practical fighting uniforms, so that they could wage war
against the forces of Satan and evil. He gave them service uniforms for their daily
work and training. And he gave them evening and dress uniforms....... sharp and
stylish, handsome things, so that they might promenade with their ladies on
Saturday night and impress the **** out of everybody! He even gave them swords,
so that people who were not impressed, could be dealt with accordingly.
And at the end of the 8th day, God looked down upon the Earth and saw that it was
good. But was God happy? NO! God was still not happy! Because in the course of
his labors, he had forgotten one thing. He did not have a Marine uniform for
himself. But he thought about it, and thought about it, and finally satisfied himself in
knowing that, well.........
NOT EVERYBODY CAN BE A MARINE!
OOH RAH!