Title: The Sergeant Major Of The Marine Corps Is Dead Wrong About Cutting Troop Pay - Task & Purpose
Headings: The Sergeant Major Of The Marine Corps Is Dead Wrong About Cutting Troop Pay
The Sergeant Major Of The Marine Corps Is Dead Wrong About Cutting Troop Pay
Content: “I truly believe it will raise discipline,” he said of the proposed cuts, according to Leo Shane III with Military Times. “ You'll have better spending habits. You won't be so wasteful.” “In my 33 years, we've never had a better quality of life,” he added. “ We've never had it so good. If we don't get ahold of slowing the growth, we will become an entitlement-based, a health care provider-based Corps, and not a war fighting organization.” Let me preface what follows by saying that I have the utmost of respect for Barrett and consider him to be among the greatest Marine warriors in my generation of veterans. But he’s dead wrong on this one. In considering his claim, I'm reminded of something an outstanding Marine lieutenant colonel once told me about what makes the Marine Corps special: “The Army talks about their tanks, the Navy talks about their ships, the Air Force talks about their airplanes,” he said. “