Compass Points - Sparks of Thought
Military Maxims, Long Range Epigrams, & Close Combat Quotes
In its very name, Force Design 2030 makes clear it is all about a new design for the Marine Corps. Design, however, is always complex work, and re-design even more so. Compass Points contributor, Muddy Boots, has sent in a quotation about design.
Muddy Boots has extensive Marine Corps experience employing and teaching operational design. Muddy Boots tells Compass Points he sees little evidence the Marine Corps used its own highly-regarded design and development approach to develop Force Design 2030.
Muddy Boots is especially concerned that the FD 2030 designers failed to broaden the environmental frame to incorporate problems the Corps will certainly face in the future. Flawed environmental framing leads to faulty framing of the problem.
Perhaps developer and musician, Brian Reed, had FD 2030 in mind when he said:
Muddy boots has no alternative. Lets get on board with the Corps. We do not need to be acting like Republicans.