“[I]f I had my druthers, I’d rather not deploy it right away, because I’d like to build some momentum in the program and build the instructor base,” Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, the Marine Corps deputy commandant for aviation, said Tuesday at a Defense Writers Group breakfast.Sorry General.
I'm calling bullshit on that sir!
Since when does the Marine Corps declare a weapon system operational and then doesn't send it to war? Why will it take another two years to build up "momentum" and the "instructor base" if you've had more than 10 years to get that done!
Yeah.
We need two things. First we need defense reporters that are more interested in getting the story and challenging representatives of the Pentagon/individual services and second, we need to get more than just press releases on the most expensive weapon system in the history of our nation...we need an honest evaluation of whether or not this airplane is actually worth the cost in light of threat nation advances in 5th generation aircraft.
The USMC, once known as the most frugal service and the best bang for the buck when it comes to national defense should be leading this charge....we should be prepared to do the hard thing if that's what an investigation reveals....or is that old Corps stuff now?
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