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These comments, interesting enough on their own, again highlight the meandering direction of the Corps, right now. There was no mention of the F-35, MV-22, or aviation assault. To be fair, that was not the topic, however, this demonstrated that the Marines are trying to be all things (expeditionary air force, light infantry aviation assault, conventional amphibious assault) in a time of severely constrained budgets. While they may want to be all things, the budget won’t allow it and the budget choices that the Marines are making show the path they’re committed to. The acquisition of the MV-22 and F-35, the cancellation of the EFV with no replacement on the horizon, the drawdown of personnel, the reduction of tanks and artillery from the heavy end of things, and the multi-billion dollar price tag for new amphibious ships all show that the Marines are going to be a light infantry, expeditionary air force for the foreseeable future. The Marines can talk all they want about traditional amphibious assault but the money simply isn’t there. By committing everything to the F-35 they’ve cemented their path, for better or worse.Change is chaos.
Amos has introduced organizational chaos to the Marine Corps. The biggest threat to the Corps is no longer outside forces. It now comes from so called "change agents" inside.
