Here’s how the Marine Corps should have approached stand-in forces
By Brig. Gen. Jerry C. McAbee (Retired)
Aug 14, 06:09 PM
“We have been here before,” Gen. David Berger wrote in his forward to “A Concept for Stand-in Forces,” in December 2021.
These five words, the first sentence of the preamble for the development of stand-in forces, give the false impression that the Marine Corps effectively would address the practical difficulties of adding the new capability.
Left unsaid is the inconvenient truth that historically sound and proven processes would be tossed aside in the blind rush to stand up an unproven, experimental capability.
Marine Corps force structure and required equipment would be cut dangerously to pay for stand-in forces.
Regardless, the Marine Corps “has been here before” when it comes to the seamless and non-injurious fielding of new capabilities, the best example being Marine defense battalions.
https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2022/08/14/heres-how-the-marine-corps-should-have-approached-stand-in-forces/
