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| Defense Department opposes Navy name change |
| 2010-06-08 |
| The Defense Department officially opposes renaming the Department of the Navy the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, according to an official DoD letter sent to Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. “In our view, the renaming of the Department is unnecessary, would incur additional expense of several hundred thousands dollars a year over the next several years … and would not enhance the standing or reputation of the Marine Corps,' wrote Jeh Charles Johnson, DoD's general counsel. Every year since 2001, Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., has spearheaded an effort to rename the department. Slow to gain support in its initial years, the bill passed the House this year with a record-breaking 425 co-sponsors. A sister bill in the Senate, authored by Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., has been referred to the Armed Services Committee. The bill has yes to receive widespread support from the Senate, although this year it has an all-time high of 28 co-sponsors. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 Why not? the DoN already spent a sh!tload of dollars on digital uniforms for the current active duty folks. seems kind of stupid, more of a 'me too' to keep up with the Aarmy, and Marines with the latest in camoflague. I can picture it now: the enemy, whilst sweeping a nearby flattop with binoculars turns to his second in command and remarks that the navy ship is there without a single sailor on it. spend the money on something useful; like more F-35s |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2010-06-08 18:05 |
| #7 Renaming is protection from Army take over of Marine Corps...and the Air Force taking Marine Air Wings... Note also,Gates wants Marine Corps to cut back on amphib equip,..etc.. |
| Posted by: crazyhorse 2010-06-08 10:50 |
| #6 I'm a Marine and I could care less about this. I'm kind of big on tradition and not fixing what is not broken. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2010-06-08 10:24 |
| #5 Having known quite a few Marines, including one in our immediate family, none have ever expressed a desire to be a separate entity from the Navy. "They get us to where we're going." |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2010-06-08 09:45 |
| #4 or rename congress, house of assholes and liars |
| Posted by: Bugs Spealing3182 2010-06-08 09:06 |
| #3 ....cause it's considered sexist to keep referring to the Marines as the 'Men's Department of the Navy'? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-06-08 08:49 |
| #2 A better question to ask is "Why?" Seems like a waste of time and money to me, but I was never in the Navy or Marines. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-06-08 07:36 |
| #1 ION NAVALE' RIAN > NEGLECTING THE NAVY MAY THREATEN RUSSIA'S SOVEREIGNTY. Can ask or defer to CHINA that question, ala REGIONALLY DISPUTED CHINA SEAS ISLANDS. * SAME > WORLD FACES MORE TERROR THREATS: RUSSIA SECURITY CHIEF. In case youse didn't know it yet, the GLOBAL JIHAD is aka MOSLEM UNIVERSAL/GLOBAL, CONQUEST-CENTRIC "WORK-IN-PROGRESS". |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-06-08 03:24 |