The Marine Corps is reinventing itself to reflect America, says top general [projectile hurl alert]

NPR ^ | 11/12/2021

[markomalley]

The Marine Corps, the smallest U.S. military force, has plans for a big overhaul designed to address its lack of diversity and problem with retaining troops.

The goal that's driving what amounts to a cultural shift within the service, is for the Marines "to reflect America, to reflect the society we come from," Gen. David Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps, said in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition.

It's not a matter of being politically correct or "woke," he said.

The core of America's strength lies in its diversity, Berger said, adding that the same is true for the military.

"Our advantage militarily is on top of our shoulders," he said. "It's not actually our equipment. We are better than anybody else, primarily because we don't all think exactly alike. We didn't come from the same backgrounds."

His new plan, titled Talent Management 2030, outlines measures the Corps will implement to boost recruitment and improve career flexibility. About 75% of troops leave the Marine Corps at the end of their four-year term, the highest turnover rate among the military services.

[Skywise]

And with the stolen election - Obama succeeds in destroying the military

[GnuThere]

Not enough people challenge that lie.
As long as the “diversity and tolerance” mantra is working to weaken America, they’ll keep at it.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

I hope our next president, by some miracle from God, is a conservative, like Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis.

All these left-wing high ranking “officers” like Berger need to be $hit-caned in the first month or two of the new administration. In huge numbers.

[vpintheak]

Yep. Pretty much all of them from O-4 and up, gone. Military wide.

[AndyJackson]

It's not a matter of being politically correct or "woke," he said. The core of America's strength lies in its diversity,

I have never claimed that the sun rises in the West. I have only said it doesn't rise in the east.

I cannot believe our fine patriots have to serve under this stupid woke twit. Only under Presidementia could such an idiot rise to 4 stars.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Incompetent Leadership is all the Democrats have"

And yet they continue to accrue power and force their agenda on the country...so, what does that day about the competence of the opposition's leadership?

[Paal Gulli]

Next step, the Marine Corps goes camp.

[daniel1212]

As the US increasingly focuses on its war against God, it's many liberalnation leaders progressively boast of developments in WOKE capabilities in marching as to Hell,

from allowing transgenders to serve in the military,

and ensuring free gender reassignment surgery for active military personnel,

and with the The Pentagon Forming a Diversity and Inclusion Office,

and the Air Force creating 'LGBTQ' and 'Indigenous Nations Equality' Focus Groups,

as well as the Army's woke recruitment ad featuring lesbians at a gay wedding and an LGBTQ pride march, along with the CIA's 'cisgender millennial with anxiety disorder' campaign, and the

Marines and Navy as well as the Air Force and Army posting messages on social media supporting gay pride and Pride Month,

and with the Navy naming a military ship after gay rights leader Harvey Milk, and (now) with a transgender veteran christening it,

to the Navy's first openly transgender four-star admiral (Public Health Service)

and all homosexual U.S. Navy helicopter crew and

to lower fitness standards for women

while nearly half of female soldiers are still failing the new Army Fitness Test,

yet calling for Increased Diversity and More Women in Combat,

and changing its song to be gender-neutral,

and Forcing Marines to Make Boot Camp Coed,

and feeding cadets cultural Marxist propaganda about gender and masculinity therein,

to its new diversity and inclusion operation from West Point

and for its Special Operations Command ,

while showing a rapid response readiness to engage in online combat with the likes of Tucker Carson and other such enemies

thus nuking Jesus-themed candies on an Air Force bases in the new "Wokelitary,"

yet allowing turbans and hijabs in the Air Force,

while working to rid the military of “extremism”

such as the head of the US Space Force unit being fired and put under investigation for criticizing Critical Race Theory

And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. (Ezra 9:6)

[Vermont Lt]

I wasn’t a marine, but I knew enough of them to know that their strength came from being a unified force. There were no white marines. Nor black marines. Not gay marines. There were marines.

If you go away from that you will lose their strength.

[beethovenfan]

The militaries of China, Russia, and Japan are not at all diverse. But they’re formidable fighting forces. “Diversity is our strength” is bull$hit.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

The motto of "the Few, the Proud", was meant to emphasize that not everyone is cut out to be a Marine. It takes a certain type. Quite frankly, many civilians would make poor Marines, and a fair number of Marines make poor civilians.

By claiming you want the Marines to be representative of society as a whole, you are by definition eliminating the elitism that is the hallmark of being a Marine. We would become just like everyone else.

Been

[rlmorel]

"...The officer corps was purged during the Kenyanesian Usurpation..."

I saw it happening, and I didn't want to believe that was happening in this country. But it was.

A lot of people in this forum were paying attention and could see it happening. I think a lot of veterans didn't want to believe it. I didn't. But it got to a point I couldn't deny it.

[stylin19a]

** "The core of America’s strength lies in its diversity,”…**

Good Grief…what happened to the melting pot?
Diversity was the last thing the Marines wanted. They wanted to find and mold Marines.
Whatever happened to being stripped of everything, torn down, then built up as a Marine?

Yellow footprints next to go ? Old Corps - a service number 1 less than me. Semper Fi

[Stevenfo]

I am sure the SECDEF is forcing the services into this. The service chiefs have no choice. CEOs who are doing the same maybe under threat of no government contracts.

[odawg]

This nation is finished. Sorry.

In the old days, Greeks soldiers, etc., were trained by having them chant epic poetry that glorified their nation and heritage while they marched and practiced with their weapons.

Now, the U S military trains their soldiers by blistering their nation and heritage. Which technique will result in victories?

[Sirius Lee]

A real general would be trying to form the Marines into a killing machine that could take out the chinese.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Already lost.

[Lurkinanloomin]

The founders tried to prevent that by insisting on a natural born citizen.
Obama is not one, but not ONE of our elected or appointed would stand up for the Constitution.

[GOPJ]

The goal is to gut the military of true protectors - capable American soldiers...

The plan:

complain when (democrat/commie polities cause) cause ranks to be depleted.

demand a draft

push for drafting women which will be fought...

'compromise' that women wont be drafted in exchange for accepting people NOT meeting 'standards and accepting 'illegals' into the ranks.

Use new 'troops' to attack 'domestic terrorists' AKA American citizens standing up to commie thugs.....

[GOPJ]

The goal is to gut the military of true protectors - capable American soldiers...

The plan:

complain when (democrat/commie policies) cause ranks to be depleted.

demand a draft

push for drafting women which will be fought...

'compromise' that women wont be drafted in exchange for accepting people NOT meeting 'standards and accepting 'illegals' into the ranks.

Use new 'troops' to attack 'domestic terrorists' AKA American citizens standing up to commie thugs.....