Marines Will Restructure Infantry Battalions by September

I think Berger's vision of the Marine Corps is nuts. He wants to relegate a force of around 170,000 to small unit tactics to protect the ships. He eschews amphibious landings and large kinetic operations. Who will pick up the slack, the Army?

If we get into a large war or a world war the Marine Corps has said it wants to stick to small unit actions. Does the Army fight it out alone? Do the Marines borrow Army tanks?

If all works, and they have found the "sweet spot", then I can kind of see where they are going. Congress will love it because it's fewer troops. Marines will hate it, because they will have a variety of roles to learn. DOD needs to get their stuff together to provide all weather lingering munitions, so the budget probably won't take too much of a hit, it will just be shifted to technology instead of man power, which is where things are headed anyway.

LTC Eugene Chu
..."Key Points:

The Infantry Battalion Experiment, initiated in 2020, aimed to develop smaller but more versatile infantry battalions capable of operating in distributed environments.
The restructuring aims to prepare the Marine Corps for potential operations in the Pacific and other regions, as stated by Commandant Gen. David Berger.
During the first phase of the Infantry Battalion Experiment, various battalion configurations were tested, including one with as few as 735 Marines. This size was found to be too small, leading to an adjustment to 811 Marines.
In addition to size changes, the reconfigured battalions will have increased medical and reconnaissance capabilities and will be equipped with loitering munitions.
The new battalion structure of 811 Marines is to be implemented across all active and reserve component infantry units by September 1, according to the Force Design update."