Unfortunately, there are too many who read a post like “Compass Points - Bloody Struggle” as the views of “old Marines who long for the past”. These folks wouldn't know their ass from a hole in the ground if someone senior didn't tell them which was which. Since when do we disregard the advice, opinions, and direction of the men who lead the Corps to distinction and glory?
I'll repeat - there were those who decided technology had bypassed the need for a gun on a fighter - remember the F4? Tech makes warfighters more effective, it doesn't replace their function - taking ground and holding it.
You're going to need guns and men to carry them, and boats to get them there, and combined arms to support them, and supplies to keep them in the field. If you can't do all those things and more, you've consigned the Corps to guarding an embassy and nothing more.
Unfortunately, there are too many who read a post like “Compass Points - Bloody Struggle” as the views of “old Marines who long for the past”. These folks wouldn't know their ass from a hole in the ground if someone senior didn't tell them which was which. Since when do we disregard the advice, opinions, and direction of the men who lead the Corps to distinction and glory?
I'll repeat - there were those who decided technology had bypassed the need for a gun on a fighter - remember the F4? Tech makes warfighters more effective, it doesn't replace their function - taking ground and holding it.
You're going to need guns and men to carry them, and boats to get them there, and combined arms to support them, and supplies to keep them in the field. If you can't do all those things and more, you've consigned the Corps to guarding an embassy and nothing more.
Totally off topic but, there has been a large 7.2 earthquake in Venezuela today. Do we have a MEU ready and able to render assistance??
No Amphibious Ships, No MPPS, NO STRATEGY = DISASTER! STOP ITERATING….RETURN TO STRATEGIC PLANNING! 3 LEGGED STOOL
Strategy = Ends + Ways + Means (Military)
Ends
Military objectives / Desired end-state
(What victory looks like)
Ways
Courses of action & operational concepts
(How forces will fight to achieve the Ends)
Means
Combat power & resources (troops, weapons, logistics, intelligence, time)
Core Rule
Ends, Ways, and Means must be aligned. Any mismatch leads to defeat.
Quick Check
Clear objectives? Feasible ways? Adequate means?