Cutting Weight: Marine Infantry Battalions to Shrink 10% by End of the Summer

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Cutting Weight: Marine Infantry Battalions to Shrink 10% by End of the Summer

Adrian Bonenberger
Wed, June 7, 2023 at 4:09 PM EDT·3 min read
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David H. Berger
United States Marine Corps general
Marine Corps infantry battalions are set to shrink by almost 10% this fall.

The service's "Force Design 2030" initiative -- a planned transformation of the Marine Corps this decade that has drawn controversy in the past -- will shave the current infantry battalion size from 900 down to 811 by September.

Marine leaders hope to right-size units after the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and adapt the Corps for a more diffuse 21st century battlefield. Specifically, they want to overcome the challenges of keeping units supplied in the Indo-Pacific region as those units grow in size and complexity.

https://news.yahoo.com/cutting-weight-marine-infantry-battalions-200902725.html

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The Marines don't need no stinkin' infantry and they don't need no stinkin' tanks.  But they do need gays and people who know how to use the correct pronouns.