Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Reports of "huge" snakes at Lejeune have prompted officials to reiterate their warnings against pets, scaly or otherwise.

A Marine died over the weekend after collapsing on his 30th birthday days prior while training to deploy to Central America.

Since his policy letter dropped, Furness has been called a micromanager, obsessed with the minutiae of personal grooming.

Furness said he had repeatedly observed that the most disciplined units were the ones who fared best in combat.

The April 16 policy letter expresses concern that members of 2nd Marine Division have let their standards slide.

In total, Camp Lejeune needs $3.5 billion in repairs and reconstruction, Commandant Gen. Robert Neller said.