Let these men have their rifle of choice. They’ve earned it.
Plus, it leaves more Garands for sale to us at the CMP!
I had an M-1 issued to me in the 60’s, and I would rather have the Springfield for ceremonial work.
The Springfield is much easier to clean, and operate for their purposes.
Just remove the bolt and run a patch through it, as opposed to dissasembling the M-1.