MarAdmin 550/19 is a policy message. The OP article is crap. It costs a shitload of money to activate a reserve unit - which is the focus of this MarAdmin: how to source, fund, activate and deactivate a reserve unit in support of DSCA (Defense Support of Civilian Authorities). DSCA is simply using the military to augment civilian authorities (state governments) in case of a natural disaster. Think rationally: it's a painful and expensive process to activate a reserve unit. IF military forces were being activated, wouldn't it make much more sense to use active duty forces that are already paid for and equipped to conduct the mission? If in doubt as to my information, actually read MarAdmin 300/14 and compare it to the new version MarAdmin 550/19. Its a policy/procedure administrative message and nothing more. Activation orders do not come down as a MarAdmin… ever.  This whole "the Marines are being activated to..." crap has been aggravating me since people who cannot read and understand the English language took this completely out of context. Relax - the Marines aren't doing anything outside of normal steady state operations.  Semper Fi!