Why is this guy still in the US military?
Well, that’s thinking outside the box.
Waaaaaaaaaay outside the box.
What a turd.
As long as there has been a Marine Corps, there have been people in and out of the military who wish to do away with it.
What an offensive POS.
“Retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor”
The US Army isn’t fond of competition either.
Jealous much?
They are used in cases where you don’t have 6 months to mobilize your main force.
This is definitely one of those ideas you keep to yourself!
Army...
Hire a Marine and he’ll say to eliminate the Army.
This is traitorous talk! How can this man keep his rank?
Long time Army guy here.
In the big strategic scheme of things, the Marines’ primary roll is to establish a beach head, expand that lodgment, inland a bit.. to possibly some key airfields or whatever, then hand it off to the Army.
This is why they have an internal combined arms capability to include fixed wing aircraft.
Yes...they do lots of other things, and are more or less interchangeable with mission sets that the Army Infantry does...but the reason they exist is for amphibious landings on hostile terrain.
The Army is more afraid of the Marine Corps (in budgetary terms, getting money the Army thinks it needs) than any other thing in the world. With China Joe in the WH, budget cuts are in the air, and out comes the Army’s “long knives.”
And “ARMY” stands for “Ain’t Ready to be a Marine Yet,” Colonel...
It was just our birthday LAST week, geez...
This is the same mentality that says we don’t need A10 Warthogs, we have F-35s.
Yes, let’s remove barriers to a take over.
Geeze...I'm ex Army and think this comment is beyond stupid.
He has a point, but as long as the American people want a Marine Corps, then they will have it. If that were to ever change......then I’d expect the fiscal sense would see that it be eliminated.
This does not bode well for the new SecDef. If he has people like this trailing in his wake, I have no use for him.
It wasn't just the thought that the USMC is superfluous, it is the completely offensive way he has chosen to make his point that highlights who he is.
He reminds me of General Edward Almond from the Korean War.
If you know what I mean.
The real reason is that the effectiveness of the Marines makes the Army look somewhat shabby by comparison. In years past the Marines remained tough and effective while Army standards collapsed during peace time. The Korean War was a prime example. The Marines were used to stop up holes in the defense while the poorly trained US Army troops were incapable of assembling their Garands so that they could fire them.
That’s always why the Army has tried from time to time to absorb the Marines. Much like the public schools try to “deal with” the private schools by seeking to take them over. It’s too embarrassing.
The Army has been trying to get rid of the Marines for a couple of hundred years. So far, nice try, but no cigar.
Memo To Col. Douglas Macgregor:
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