tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838547379300595751.post6251660467758915910..comments2024-02-23T20:59:03.904-08:00Comments on Marine Corps Gazette Blog: PME for Peace?Marine Corps Gazettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15125728369326612980noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838547379300595751.post-71831041902467590012012-02-20T17:34:04.440-08:002012-02-20T17:34:04.440-08:00Sir,
You present a valid point and question at t...Sir, <br /><br />You present a valid point and question at the same time. What will we do when the the Marine Corps reverts back to a peace time Corps? The answer is simple, we will continue to do what we have always done. Train. Train as if the the next fight is tomorrow. I joined the Marine Corps in August of 2000 as a private and had a UDP to Okinawa before the events of September 2011 ever Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838547379300595751.post-31875106956437310142012-01-25T12:51:35.224-08:002012-01-25T12:51:35.224-08:00Joe,
Thank you for what you posted to start this ...Joe,<br /><br />Thank you for what you posted to start this thread. My foremost impression from carefully reading and weighing what you wrote there is, there is no peacetime for Marines on active duty. As far as I can see, distinctions made between war and peace are by and for the sake of those who have not worn the Eagle, Globe and Anchor.<br /><br />After enlisting, I served 25MAY83 to Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14565424321289488776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838547379300595751.post-1047136947753210482012-01-25T08:56:25.578-08:002012-01-25T08:56:25.578-08:00Ed,
I also went through a CGIP in 2009 and, espec...Ed,<br /><br />I also went through a CGIP in 2009 and, especially from a H&S company perspective, think it was necessary. It got my intel shop in order and my Marines and myself learned a lot. <br /><br />With no personnel experience with the peacetime Marine Corps, I'll mention a story told to my TBS class by Colonel B.P. McCoy. As a 81mm platoon commander in the 1980's, he Joe Davidoskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08225173463246116380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838547379300595751.post-81104723112258298252012-01-25T03:56:47.830-08:002012-01-25T03:56:47.830-08:00When they were included, JOBs with pristine wall l...When they were included, JOBs with pristine wall lockers and uniform inspections were a small aspect of the CGI. In fact during my command’s CGI in 2010 they were not even conducted. The focus of the inspection was personnel readiness and training management. More specifically we were evaluated on how effective the command was at taking care of its people (administratively and medically) and Ed Caricatonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838547379300595751.post-49390684211847491192012-01-24T11:58:29.916-08:002012-01-24T11:58:29.916-08:00All,
I absolutely agree with the need to reset ou...All,<br /><br />I absolutely agree with the need to reset our broken equipment and bodies. Our Marines need to take time to help torn shoulders and destroyed knees as well as abused vehicles and weapons. <br />However, I'm worried that we'll reach a point of diminishing returns if we keep our focus on equipment readiness vice complete operational readiness. JOB inspections are ways forJoe Davidoskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08225173463246116380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838547379300595751.post-65010857640653327192012-01-24T08:42:26.215-08:002012-01-24T08:42:26.215-08:00Ed (sir),
I agree with your take on general educ...Ed (sir), <br /><br />I agree with your take on general education. Below is a link to my blog that (coincidentally) I have just started addressing just that. Feel fee to recommend it to anyone you think it could benefit or would find it interesting. It is in its infancy right now but will grow quickly. I think the easiest and most cost effective method the USMC could use to get leaders some Rodneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12669046469523373263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838547379300595751.post-85219724123477247822012-01-24T06:38:01.173-08:002012-01-24T06:38:01.173-08:00Rodney,
I would expand your emphasis on PME to i...Rodney, <br />I would expand your emphasis on PME to include “education” in general. Now is the time to take advantage of not only our own corporate knowledge that has been tested and validated over the last decade but also to look outside the club for inspiration. Resources abound that can help us sharpen our sword as well as more effectively run a staff, more efficiently manage finite Ed Caricatonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838547379300595751.post-8677480827300170942012-01-24T04:47:12.445-08:002012-01-24T04:47:12.445-08:00Ed,
I agree. Just as the phrase "complacenc...Ed, <br /><br />I agree. Just as the phrase "complacency kills" applies to that Marine on post at 0300, it applies to the USMC on a macro level as well. I hope that we can fill our new found "white space" with the things we put on the back burner while executing PTPs at the rapid rate, and also find a way to commit some new styles of warfighting to enduring doctrine (the Rodneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12669046469523373263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838547379300595751.post-55598301719452027552012-01-23T08:35:14.827-08:002012-01-23T08:35:14.827-08:00Here are a few archive articles to provide some co...Here are a few archive articles to provide some context to the ongoing dialogue:<br /><br />Let's Make Peacetime Pay! by LtCol D. R. Tyler, Marine Corps Gazette, (published in November 1970).<br />http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/79099263?access_key=key-8j1dba5tnwfkioqyph3<br /><br />The Corps' Peacetime Functions, Marine Corps Gazette, (published in May 1990). <br />http://www.scribd.comMarine Corps Gazettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125728369326612980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838547379300595751.post-45095984186476729932012-01-21T17:56:03.156-08:002012-01-21T17:56:03.156-08:00The last couple years, I too have wondered what th...The last couple years, I too have wondered what the post OIF/OEF period would hold and I think your post is a great gateway to meaningful, necessary dialogue on the matter. I think it is important though to qualify what we mean by “peacetime”. <br /><br />I do not necessarily think this was one of the points of your post but I would caution against equating “peacetime”, or a period where the U.SEd Caricatonoreply@blogger.com