Crackdown at Lejeune: Inside the 2nd Marine Division commander’s controversial call for discipline

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Crackdown at Lejeune: Inside the 2nd Marine Division commander’s controversial call for discipline
By: Andrea Scott
May 2 at 5:22 PM


CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — When the commanding general of the 2nd Marine Division sent out a letter to his Marines citing the “significant decline in the basic discipline of our warriors,” opinions flew.

And, of course, rumors.

Some rumors circulating the barracks at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, are partially true.

It did happen in a Camp Lejeune chow hall a few weeks ago that the commandant of the Marine Corps ran into a division Marine who was “in pajamas.”

But it wasn’t that one unfortunate instance that caused the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division to put in motion plans to refocus the division, as insisted on by the excitable rumor. There are “a hundred different” examples he could share, Maj. Gen. David Furness told Marine Corps Times in an exclusive interview.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2019/05/02/crackdown-at-lejeune-inside-the-2nd-marine-division-commanders-controversial-call-for-discipline/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Marine%20Corps%20-%20Daily%20News%20Roundup

[SZonian]

"controversial"?  Maybe in the eyes of those who have been slacking in their responsibilities.

The General need only look at his first and second line NCOs to see where that's coming from. 

They're afraid they might actually have to start acting like NCOs and enforce rules and regulations.

Can't be "friends" with their juniors.

[dfwgator]

[sneakypete]

The USMC believes in discipline?????

Who knew? *I* didn't know. </S>

But it is still pretty unique for a commanding general to take such hold from up high. And, it begs the question: What is going on in 2nd Marine Division?

The same thing that is going on in every other branch of the service,including the service academies. It's called "Affirmative Action",and there are whole groups of military members to whom the rules don't apply. They joined the military for the regular paycheck and the early retirement,not because they wanted some old cracka shouting orders at them.

[truth_seeker]

How about a modern dramatic film, about a Trans DI, explaining S-He won't tolerate any "micro-aggretions," "Triggers," etc.

Pointing out the company's "Safe space"

The uniform of the day, is however you "Identify."


Oh yeah, explain where to complain.