Hey all. Quick question and I hope you have the answer.
How do we expand Marine Special Ops while shrinking the size of our Corps? If we say screw it and expand MSO, then do we still need to have MEU Special Ops capable or do we revert to pre-1990's setup and shrink our mission set?
If our Corps does shrink to below 180,000 then what does that do to our force structure? Do we go to 2 full strength reinforced Divisions and place the third in cadre status? What about the air wing? Does our requirement for fighters, helos and such go down? What about lift for a MEF? Do we need fewer Marine Personnel Carriers, Marine Amphibious Combat Vehicles and JLTV/Humvee Upgrades?
Long story short, we can't plan jack until we get the personnel question answered. And from what I can see, we won't know that until next year.
How do we expand Marine Special Ops while shrinking the size of our Corps? If we say screw it and expand MSO, then do we still need to have MEU Special Ops capable or do we revert to pre-1990's setup and shrink our mission set?
If our Corps does shrink to below 180,000 then what does that do to our force structure? Do we go to 2 full strength reinforced Divisions and place the third in cadre status? What about the air wing? Does our requirement for fighters, helos and such go down? What about lift for a MEF? Do we need fewer Marine Personnel Carriers, Marine Amphibious Combat Vehicles and JLTV/Humvee Upgrades?
Long story short, we can't plan jack until we get the personnel question answered. And from what I can see, we won't know that until next year.
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