As a retiree with 36 years of service I disagree with this man in many areas.
Specifically, his Social Justice everyone gets a ribbon women in the infantry BS. He is an Obama promoted holdover.
But, that said, I have to agree with him in this specific regard. The USMC was never meant to be a US Army unit only smaller.
The foundation of the Corp. Its initial purpose was a Maritime rapid reaction force. Fast, and violent. Tip of the spear. Available on a moment’s notice to rain hell on earth upon you and then move on.
Over time with our success, politicians distorted this foundational mission. They grew the Corp. Expected more and more of the Corp. and mission creep for decades distorted the mission of the Corp.
Until they transformed the Corp.into a smaller version of the US Army. A far less well equipped and far less bureaucratic version of the US Army But, a distortion of what the Corp was all about.
The Corp’s best function is a rapid deployment force of highly motivated and dedicated ass-kickers who are very highly motivated to be the first to engage and kill the enemy by any means necessary.
The American Guerilla force.
Not an occupying force. Not a hearts and minds force. A leading-edge, we’re here to kill you and establish a beachhead presence force.
Unfortunately, I must tell all of you, we do not have a single solitary Admiral or General in our entire military with this attitude. There are no more Pattons. No more Chesty Pullers. Not a Single One.
I always saw the USMC as the infantry division of the Navy. Like you said, form a beachhead and let the Army take over.
I play cornhole with a 102 year old Army vet of the Pacific on Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. He told me the Marines did all the real fighting and the Army mopped up. He was a BAR man. He’s going strong, and will be 103 in September.
Normally, when war is declared, the Pattons and Pullers who have been hiding at the O5 level slowly appear.
The problem is, with SJWs infesting selection boards, and given the fact that warriors at O2 and O3 aren't very good at concealment, a lot of future war leaders are being weeded out early.
Looking at the operational problems that the USMC already faces, the biggest recent mistake the Corps made was to kill the high-speed, long-range replacement for the AAVP. They needed that vehicle to deliver troops to the beach from over the horizon. They needed those armored vehicles far more than the handful of M1A1’s that support the BLT.
It’s spelled “Corps” pronounced “core.”
can his liberal arse sucking pos NOW
Mark Milley current JCOS chair is a hard ass. Combat proven special forces, Army COS, 10th Mountain Division. He is the big advocate of preempting getting rid of our enemies. He pushed getting Soleimani.