USMC Warfighting Exercise 2-20...A new better way of doing exercises....FREEPLAY in the Van Ripper style...

Wow.  This is an extremely short vid but if they actually follow thru then this alone will spark massive churn in the system.

Instead of standardized hit all your check marks you have free play in the style that sent shock waves thru the DoD like Millenium Challenge did so many years ago?

How would you like to be the Battalion or higher Commander that gets body slammed by the opposition force (assuming its a rival Marine, or God forbid US Army, Royal Marine or other allied unit)?  This could be career altering.

Even better it could identify "naturals" that could be the future ranking leaders of the Corps.

Sauce for the goose?  If done correctly it could quickly and easily identify weapon systems that should be retained, modified or discarded.  Same goes for warfighting concepts.

This!  This right here!

These type exercises if they hold true to the promise should come LONG before any drastic changes in our force structure.  It should determine how much of system X, Y or Z we should purchase.  It should help us decide if we're resilient enough to last against a peer force.

My hope?

I hope they hold true to the promise.  I hope the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force and every real ally we have decides to participate.

Doing exercises right could revolutionize the US military (and our allies) going into the future.

IF THEY DO IT RIGHT.  IF THEY ACTUALLY ADOPT FREE PLAY WITH NO TIME LIMIT!

This could be thrilling.