Behind the cover: Cutting 20,000 Marines
Throughout the Corps, anxiety is high as Marines and their families wait to learn how the commandant intends to execute massive force cuts ordered in January by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. And...
View ArticleBehind the Cover: 9 ways Marines face manpower cuts
It’s no secret that the Marine Corps will trim 20,000 Marines from its end strength by fall 2016, but Commandant Gen. Jim Amos has offered few details so far about how that will occur. Amos and other...
View ArticleBehind the Cover: The Drawdown Plan
By now it’s no news that the military is facing serious cuts. The Marine Corps alone will drop 20,000 over the next five years. But just how leaders will make those cuts has been a mystery — until now....
View ArticleBehind the Cover: Examining 2013′s reenlistment rates
The Marine Corps may be in the process of drawing down from 202,100 Marines to 182,100, but there are still plenty of opportunities for personnel to cash in if they’re willing to take on the right job....
View ArticleNeed Marine Corps advice? Some people ask ‘Dear Abby’
Marine Corps got you down? Worried about your next career move? Some people reach out to “Dear Abby” for advice. That’s the case, at least, based on this recent installment of the long-running advice...
View ArticleBehind the Cover: Drawdown promotion freeze
The Marine Corps’ ongoing reduction in forces means many things to our readers — including fewer promotion opportunities in many military occupational specialties and expanded incentive programs to...
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View ArticleBehind the cover: The Corps’ war on plump Marines
This week’s Marine Corps Times takes a look at the Marine Corps’ intense efforts to bring all Marines in line with the service’s body fat standards. After the growth to 202,000 Marines ended,...
View ArticleBehind the Cover: Marine Corps crackdown on drinking includes mandatory...
More than 237 years ago, the Marine Corps was born at a bar in Philadelphia’s Tun Tavern. No matter: top brass is getting serious about squashing binge drinking. This week’s Marine Corps Times cover...
View ArticleBehind the Cover: Marines prepare for women in combat units
Pentagon leaders announced last week that they were rescinding the 1994 Combat Exclusion Policy that kept women out of ground combat units, raising a host of questions about what will change for...
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