via Breaking Defense
And the force’s slimming down as part of Force Design 2030 may now be showing itself, according to John Ferrari, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
“They put themselves on a diet, and all of a sudden when there’s a lot of phone calls, they can’t answer it. Not enough people, not enough units, not enough capacity,” said Ferrari, a retired Army officer. “It’s not a linear descent in capability [and] capacity — a smaller force spins faster to do fewer missions.”
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Andrew Metrick, a fellow at the Center for New American Security, told Breaking Defense it’s about “cultural ethos,” as well as new questions about the future of the force.
“The fact it’s bothering parts of the Corps, I think is reflective of the larger ongoing debate that you see … around Force Design 2030. There is an ongoing debate within the Corps and within the retired community about Marine Corps identity,” he said. “So, when things like Turkey or things like the current [situation] in Sudan come up, and other aspects of the US Joint Force are responding, it’s uncomfortable because [the Marines] look at it as something that historically they have done.”
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This is the fruit of Berger's gamble.
A force that is designed for one region against one foe can't do traditional missions.
If you've been reading Marine Corps writings and watched the forums on video then you know that this issue is already covered.
Talk is already going on about what missions need to be given up in order to fully realize FD2030.
They use the lack of amphibious shipping as a cover for not being able to respond to issues popping up but I believe that behind closed doors this is also part of the plan.
Just like the Army providing tanks if necessary, I believe that its been decided behind closed doors that SOCOM would pick up the crisis response force along with the joint force as enablers to them.
The question asked by the Marine Corps Major a few your ago "Sir who am I" is back full force.
No Marine from the past will recognize this new construct. It will not be able to do the missions that the legacy force performed.
If war doesn't come in the Pacific then the Marine Corps will continue to be left on the sidelines.
Thank Berger and his sycophants for that.
