As Kevin said: Things evolve...
People seem to believe that fixed low power with no external adjustments and a bullet drop compensated reticle is somehow more "tactical". Believing that is like believing that being in the special class really means that you're special. The mentality behind giving troops this kind of setup was the same mentality as giving them a three round burst selector. These are things you give to people you don't feel are competent enough to deal with equipment that isn't absolutely fool proof. It stems from the non-volunteer draftees they pulled from the ghettos in Vietnam being poorly trained and poorly motivated. This is not the case with the all volunteer forces you have today. Troops are fully capable of managing a scope with variable magnification and turrets. The fact that CF are running the C79s in a hacked manner is evidence of that. Its clever and resourceful on the part of the CF, but its a hack. The optic was not designed with the intent of the user running around with a washer tether to his sleeve so that he can dial it in at his leisure.
That mentality has changed. It was the US Military that went to Leupold and asked them to develop the 1-8x CQBSS. These 1-8x scopes are envisioned as the next combat optic for regular soldiers, not as DMR optics as many seem to mistakenly believe. That comes from the Leupold people at Shot Show, its also mentioned right in literature for the scope: "Every soldier will have the tools to make precision long-range shots while still having the quick-acquisition sights crucial in today's rapidly evolving combat zone."
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