{"id":97457,"date":"2020-03-25T11:10:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T15:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=97457"},"modified":"2020-03-25T11:10:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T15:10:41","slug":"marines-to-reduce-force-by-12000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=97457","title":{"rendered":"Marines to reduce force by 12,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nU.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a conditioning hike for pre-deployment training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 30, 2019.THOMAS SPENCER\/U.S. MARINE CORPS<\/em><\/p>\n

One of our ninjas sends us this disturbing article, and adds:<\/p>\n

Please note the same Marine Commandant \u00a0who is listed in the story below (General David Berger) is making other changes in the Marine Corps, i.e. he wants to banish ALL Confederate paraphernalia and symbols to include flags from all Corps Installations,\u00a0wants to see more Female Officers leading Infantry Battalions, and will consider bring back Women who\u00a0 have left active duty if they are willing to serve in ground combat jobs that were previously only open to men.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Decrease artillery units and get rid of tanks in 10 years<\/h3>\n

By CAITLIN M. KENNEY<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Marine Corps has decided it must eliminate its tank battalions and reduce its infantry and artillery units in 10 years as it converts its force to one more aligned with taking on potential adversaries such as China, the service announced Monday.<\/p>\n

Gen. David Berger, the Marine commandant, said in October that the Marine Corps is \u201cnot optimized for great competition. It is not optimized to support a naval campaign.\u201d The reality of the world has forced them to \u201cthrow out old assumptions and start fresh,\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n

Since summer, the Marine Corps has undergone a review of its personnel, units, and equipment to determine what type of forces the service will need to fight future battles.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon’s 2018 National Defense Strategy puts China and Russia as the major world powers that the United States must be prepared to challenge as America\u2019s military advantages decline. The economic policies of China and its militarization of the South China Sea and Russia\u2019s efforts to undermine NATO and its nuclear arsenal are major concerns for the U.S. military, according to the National Defense Strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Marine Corps is redesigning the 2030 force for naval expeditionary warfare in actively contested spaces, fully aligning the service with the direction of the [National Defense Strategy],\u201d the service Combat Development Command said in a statement, adding it will continue to evaluate and adjust the force design.<\/p>\n

The Marine unit categories that will see reductions in 10 years are:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Infantry battalions will go down to 21 from 24
\n\u2022 Artillery batteries will go to five down from 21
\n\u2022 Amphibious vehicle companies will go down to four from six
\n\u2022 F-35B and F-35C Lightning II fighter squadrons will have less aircraft per unit, from 16 aircraft down to 10.<\/p>\n

Tilt-rotor, attack, and heavy-lift squadrons will also have reductions and deactivations. The Marine Corps will eliminate its law enforcement battalions, units that build bridges and reduce the service personnel by 12,000 in 10 years, a less than 7% reduction in the service\u2019s total force, according to the statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More here: Stars and Stripes<\/a><\/p>\n

Decrease capability to better face the threats? Yeah, no.<\/p>\n

We have the best ninjas, thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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