Friday, January 25, 2013

Honest but radical proposal.

If Marine Infantry is just going to be a social experiment then its time to close up shop.

My modest proposal is as follows.

If it is determined that standards have been lowered at the end of this period (and everyone will know) then it makes no sense to continue on with the Marine Corps.

Shut it down and re-establish MARSOC as the new Marine Corps.  It will have a strength of 8000 Marines, will be modeled after the British Royal Marines and will reside in SOCOM.

They will carry the mantle of the Marine Corps into the future and the nation will be spared the expense of fielding a large but combat ineffective force.

This would keep the Marine Corps elite and if women want to join the infantry then they can do it in US Army Infantry Units.