I see three flaws with your otherwise excellent analysis.
One, the "wings" should be separate and independent services. Otherwise the parent organization might favor one over the other.
Two, the various naval services should be broken into separate surface and submarine services. That way, there could be a US Army submarine service. Because you never know when we will need to sneak a small tank in somewhere.
Three, you make no mention of expanding the Joint Chiefs to accommodate all these additional services. The more bureaucracy the better!
“Otherwise the parent organization might favor one over the other.”
Heck, you get that already within the branches.
You have hit the nail! The United States Armed Forces have not won a war since the Joint Chiefs were created in 1947.
I served in the Air Force for 5 years and flew with WWII “Army Air Corps” pilots as they were retiring. I always thought their talk of “the good old days” was just sentimental memories. I soon learned that they had good points. We are now over populated by top heavy bureaucracies in ALL branches of military and government.
THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN WHITE COLLAR WELFARE AND ONE REASON THAT WE ARE UP TO OUR EYEBALLS IN DEBT!
Sorry for the yelling,
Bat