Structuring The Marine Corps For The 1980s And 1990s

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Total Pages : 70 pages
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Download or read book Shaping the Mission, Role, and Structure of the United States Marine Corps 1990-2010 written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What must the Marine Corps do to prepare for the future? How does the Marine Corps best shape itself for the future in a world of uncertainty? The approach must provide a framework for issues that are germane in determining the nature of the Marine Corps for the next 20 years. From the top to the bottom (top-down), the approach must first encompass an understanding of the United States' national interests. An understanding of these interests should be followed by a look at the indicators of change in the world today, and how these may affect our national interests. Given these dynamics, the spectrum of conflict is projected that might pose a threat to these interests. The approach then must extract the enduring principles and strengths of today's formulated strategy and allow them to serve as a framework for future strategy, with a particular emphasis on the strengths of today's Marine Corps that will serve as the benchmark for shaping tomorrow's Corps. Lessons learned from history and the most recent Gulf War must be respected. The final step is to identify the centers of gravity within this new framework that most affect the shaping of the Corps. It is here at the centers of gravity that the Marine Corps should focus its energy and resources, honing an institutional ethos that serves the military arm as the tip of the spear. Throughout the approach, the "naval expeditionary force" theme remains the thread of continuity.