Continuity mistake: When Hummel sends patrols in search of the SEAL Team, the Marine with the messed up hair-cut(the spanish guy with the "bun" on his head) stays behind and is watching the monitors. There are shots of him watching the monitors and saying "something's not right." Yet there are also shots of the Marines on the patrols, and he is one of them. The it cuts back to the monitor and he is the one that alerts the Marines the shower room has been breached.

The Rock (1996)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Michael Bay
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Ed Harris, David Morse, Michael Biehn, William Forsythe, Tony Todd, John Spencer
Ed Harris is shot by his own people. Nicholas Cage alerts the fighter pilots to not fire upon Alcatraz right in the nick of time. Sean Connery tells him where the secret microfilm is hidden, and Cage lets him go, telling the FBI that he died in Alcatraz. Cage and his girlfriend get married, the film ends with them finding the microfilm.
Mirel
John Mason: This is more enjoyable than my average day. Reading philosophy, avoiding gang rape in the washrooms... Though that's less of a problem these days. Maybe I'm losing my sex appeal.
Trivia: Arnold Schwarzenegger was offered the role of Stanley Goodspeed, but turned it down because he disliked the script.
Question: What is the purpose of the special gear given to Mason? He uses them to kill the bad guy later in the movie but he was just there to lead the way and wasn't meant to take part in any action, so is there any other reason why he was given them?
Chosen answer: He wasn't meant to be involved in any action, but being SAS-trained he could defend himself if needed. He was given the equipment just in case.
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Answer: He led them to believe he needed it to break in.