Posted on May 15, 2022
Rather than wreck it, Berger’s vision will save the Marine Corps from itself
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MARINE CORPS SHARE OF THE DAY
Rather than wreck it, Berger’s vision will save the Marine Corps from itself
By Col. Tom Hanson (Retired)
Tuesday, May 10
The Marine commandant's opponents want "the Corps to remain a slimmer, smaller version of the U.S. Army," this retired Army colonel writes. (Pfc. Sarah Pysher/Marine Corps)
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger is facing vociferous opposition, allegedly from all living retired Marine four-star generals.
His crime? To operationalize the comments of his predecessor, Commandant Gen. Robert Neller, who in 2017 observed that the Corps no longer was “organized, trained, or equipped” to fight against a conventional peer or near-peer enemy.
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Rather than wreck it, Berger’s vision will save the Marine Corps from itself
By Col. Tom Hanson (Retired)
Tuesday, May 10
The Marine commandant's opponents want "the Corps to remain a slimmer, smaller version of the U.S. Army," this retired Army colonel writes. (Pfc. Sarah Pysher/Marine Corps)
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger is facing vociferous opposition, allegedly from all living retired Marine four-star generals.
His crime? To operationalize the comments of his predecessor, Commandant Gen. Robert Neller, who in 2017 observed that the Corps no longer was “organized, trained, or equipped” to fight against a conventional peer or near-peer enemy.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT (Join to see) PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace SGT (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland
Rather than wreck it, Berger’s vision will save the Marine Corps from itself
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I am totally against Berger's vision. He wants to stop the amphibious operations mission. They will not participate in a conventional war, and the ultimate objective is protecting the fleet. Given the current size of the Marine Corps is 182,000 and it will shrink by a few thousand, who will conduct the amphibious landings? Will the Marines watch from the ships as the Army conducts amphibious operations? If the US is involved in a large and hard-fought war, the Marines want to sit that out even if they have 172,000 Marines. What good is the purpose of the Marine Corps? Get on islands to protect the fleet? It looks to me that the Marines future resume amounts to doing nothing but protecting the fleet.
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Commandant Gen. David H. Berger has said that should armor be needed by Marines, he would look to the Army to provide that capability.
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