Thanks to USMC 0802 for pointing me to this article!
LtCol J.W. Hammond (USMC, Ret.) wrote an outstanding article about an issue that has consumed so many pages here on SNAFU! Blog.
The Air Combat Element is destroying the Marine Corps.
Everyone inside the Corps sees it. Everyone senses that this is wrong. But few have been able to put into words how dangerous this is to the USMC as an organization.
Consider the above table.
Take it in and look at the costs of those birds.
Then consider the rationale behind the cancellation of the EFV, the 10 year (!) delay to the MPC, and even the delayed upgrade of the AAV.
WE HAVE THE MONEY...ITS JUST GOING TO THE WING!
Read the entire article here and weep for the Marine Corps.
LtCol J.W. Hammond (USMC, Ret.) wrote an outstanding article about an issue that has consumed so many pages here on SNAFU! Blog.
The Air Combat Element is destroying the Marine Corps.
Everyone inside the Corps sees it. Everyone senses that this is wrong. But few have been able to put into words how dangerous this is to the USMC as an organization.
Consider the above table.
Take it in and look at the costs of those birds.
Then consider the rationale behind the cancellation of the EFV, the 10 year (!) delay to the MPC, and even the delayed upgrade of the AAV.
WE HAVE THE MONEY...ITS JUST GOING TO THE WING!
Read the entire article here and weep for the Marine Corps.
