"I guess I can't be a Marine anymore"

Yep that's right...General Cartwright uttered those words in the middle of the fight to keep the EFV.  Now that he's retiring he scurries back to Marine Barracks for his send off.

Remember this blurb from one of Sweetman's Marine Corps bashing articles?  I can almost hear the glee in the Dark Lords heart as he types these words that a "Marine" General uttered...

Cartwright went on to brand the EFV with the scarlet "E" for "exquisite": "As we look at anti-access threats, is the exquisite nature of the vehicle appropriate? It's going to have a hard time."

"Now I can't be a Marine any more", he added. According to other sources, the QDR may downplay the Marines' role as a forced-entry assault force versus security assistance and the Corps' currently dominant role on the ground.

Under development by General Dynamics since the early 1980s, the EFV is intended to combine payload and protection with 25-knot overwater speed and long range. It has been criticised for high cost, technical snags and delays, and for the potential vulnerability of its flat-bottom design to mines.

Good riddance.  Carry your ass, Sir!

If you had leveraged your position as the Deputy Chairman then we might have this vehicle coming online instead of the ground forces playing second fiddle to the wing.  But that's what we get when we keep slamming wingers into leadership positions.