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2008-12-30 Home Front: WoT

Bonuses, elite rep help boost Marine numbers

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Posted by tu3031 2008-12-30 09:33|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Historically the best recruiting officer has been a bad economy and high civilian unemployment.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-12-30 11:08|| 2008-12-30 11:08|| Front Page Top

#2 The authorized increase in the Army and Marine Corps was a 'temporary' and not a permanent act by Congress [which sets the size and force structure authorization by Article I of the Constitution]. Let's all watch while the Donk Congress who played the understrength card during the last six years or so as a political gambit now either directly cuts the overall strength authorization or undermines it by failing to fund the support [facilities, training, maintenance, etc] needed to sustain it [rather than earmarks to Rep. Murtha's district et al].

Posted by P2k on holiday 2008-12-30 11:28|| 2008-12-30 11:28|| Front Page Top

#3 The best recruiting officer is the one serving after an attack on the USA. See Pearl Harbor, 9-11, remember the Maine, Lusitania. Gulf of Tonken not so much.

Posted by bman 2008-12-30 11:51|| 2008-12-30 11:51|| Front Page Top

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-30 12:10|| 2008-12-30 12:10|| Front Page Top

#5 the San Diego UT noted that Lt Gen. Victor Krulak died at age 95 today, RIP. I'd link but the UT site is buggy this evening

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-12-30 20:59|| 2008-12-30 20:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Gen. Krulak was Commanding General FMFPAC when I served in Vietnam. He advocated a strategy similar to the one used by the Marines in Anbar, but was overruled by Westmorland.

His son would become Commandant of the Marine Corps.

RIP General, Semper Fi

Lt Gen. Victor Krulak

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-30 21:40|| 2008-12-30 21:40|| Front Page Top

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