Complex sentence: However, his successor, David M. Shoup, quickly made them optional and discouraged their use, in 1977 then Commandant Gen. Louis H. Wilson issue a directive banding the cary of them in uniform.
Split into simpler sentences: However, his successor, David M. Shoup, quickly made them optional and discouraged their use. In 1977 then Commandant Gen. Louis H. Wilson issued a directive banning the carry of them while in uniform.