Posted on Jan 23, 2015
New top Marine Corps general releases plan to shake up the service
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Commandant Gen. Joseph F. Dunford’s planning guidance is intended to outline how the Marine Corps “will set the conditions to fight and win against future enemies,” he wrote. He took over as the service’s top officer on Oct. 17, replacing the retiring Gen. James F. Amos.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/01/23/new-top-marine-corps-general-releases-plan-to-shake-up-the-service/
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This is a great man. Lived next door to him and his family back in 1999 when he was still an LTC. Glad to see he continues to do well for himself and I think he will continue to do great things.
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Great article, SSG Norman Lihou! GEN Dunford seems ready to shake up the force, indeed. And he seems to want to move out smartly as he implements his plan. That's probably key, because the next Commandant may not follow through the way GEN Dunford would like.
His goal is an “end state [that] enhance[s] the quality and resilience of the force – thereby making us more combat ready.” ... and more relevant than ever before. I think senior leaders have to think about the relevancy of the force (the service in this case), especially in these days of tighter budgets and drawdowns. GEN Dunford seems to be all over that.
His goal is an “end state [that] enhance[s] the quality and resilience of the force – thereby making us more combat ready.” ... and more relevant than ever before. I think senior leaders have to think about the relevancy of the force (the service in this case), especially in these days of tighter budgets and drawdowns. GEN Dunford seems to be all over that.
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Shaking up the force is really just another way to say "keeping the force awake." I'm sure the Commandant doesn't want the troops to get too relaxed in the post-war period and getting lazy . . . . although there are plenty of smaller contingencies always on the horizon. It's also natural for the new Commandant to lay this intent out. I'd say every commander does that to set the tone for his/her tenure. Keeps people on their toes.
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CPT Zachary Brooks
What post war period are you talking about? We have added more conflicts recently than we have taken away.
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CPT Zachary Brooks This is no different than post-Vietnam. The "major" action is subsiding, but we end up with a whole bunch of expeditionary type activities. People hear about the 80s pretty much from a post-Vietnam Cold War period. There was plenty of action with all the Central America insurgencies (paid for by the Soviets and Cuba) along with the counternarcotics from Colombia. We also routinely had skirmishes/feints with the Soviets in the air and at sea. Tensions were always high. But it was considered a "peacetime" "post-war" period. That's my reference/context. I was knee deep in all of it.
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