Quote of the day...

I went over to Naval Matters Blog to avoid  confusion on my post about the combat capability of the Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Mission accomplished on that front but ComNavOps wrote what I believe sums up the problems with the current Commandant's "plan" for the Corps.  Its our quote of the day....

I, too, am frustrated with the Corps, at the present time. They're conflicted about what they want to be. Expeditionary air force? Light infantry raiders? Heavy assault force? Procurement trends suggest expeditionary air force (sacrificing multiple ground programs for JSF). Public statements suggest light infantry raiders (public statements that frontal assaults are a thing of the past). Policy suggests heavy assault (push for more major amphibious ships).
It's discouraging because the Corps has always been the bedrock and compass of the armed forces. We share a frustration.

I think that sums things up nicely.

Where once we touted ourselves as America's 911 Force in Readiness, we are now zooming from being MV-22 Raiders, zigging to being Special Operations Enablers, zagging to being  mini-aircraft carriers and yet still saying that we're the finest combined arms and a medium weight force without peer in the world.

We're confused. Leadership is confused and needs to sort itself out.