That's sad. The 870 used to be the AK of shotguns. I beat that that gun like it owed me money and it kept cycling and shooting fine. The 700 used to be weapon of choice for many snipers. Hard to imagine today.
The Mk13 which is expected to replace the Marine's scout snipers M40 is 700-pattern, just not built by Remington.
You're going to be right soon, just not yet.
Likewise, "The Military" is still using Rem 870 and Mossberg 500 shotguns. The "other military" that is, the IRS, Deptartments of Interior, Energy, Education, and everything else; their SWAT teams all use the Rem 700 and 870.