via Breaking Defense
There is a war going on over the future of the Marine Corps.
On one side is Marine Corps commandant Gen. David H. Berger. In opposition is a large, organized group of retired Marine generals. The war is over Berger’s decision to overhaul the Corps to function as an adjunct of the Navy, focused primarily on anti-shipping operations against China.
But if this conflict continues, it threatens to be destructive to the very fabric of the Corps — bad for the Marines and worse for our country. And while both sides feel passionately they are doing what’s best for the service, this conflict needs to be stopped, immediately, before irreparable harm is done.
Good try. I'm really surprised that an Army Colonel would pen such a piece. Unfortunately Berger's style is such that this fight was inevitable.
As far as the harm? I've talked to several Marines and NONE would recommend a quality young man to join the service at this time. That's telling!
The fracture is there. The current Marines that are embracing this "change" and others that don't. Can it be stitched back? Perhaps but again, Berger IS NOT the man to do it.
TLDR? Berger was the wrong man to lead this change. As a change agent he was convinced to the point of zealotry that he was right, everyone else is wrong.
He has failed as a change agent and Commandant. The third failed Commandant in a row.
Even IF (and that's a huge IF) he is right, it still doesn't matter. He's brought unnecessary friction and chaos at a terrible time to the Marine Corps.
He will leave the Marines in worse shape than when he found it...and that's saying alot.
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