When a Marine General speaks out, one would be wise to listen, and when a Marine warns the nation about our national security, one would be insane to not listen.
Luckily, many were listening when General John Paxton, who serves as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, stated before the Senate Armed Services Committee that the branch might not be ready if they need to defend the country from a sudden threat. He further warned that the Marines could very well face high casualties and fail to stop possible enemies.
Speaking along with leaders from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, Paxton said the branch does not sufficient training and equipment to maintain the ability of servicemen to fight. He added that he is worried “about the capability and capacity [of the Marine Corps] to win a major fight.”
That such an assessment is being made at all should shock Americans, but that it’s being made by a high-ranking official of the Marines should shock them into action.
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Of course, this creeping malaise within our armed forces is no surprise. Paxton is only the latest military leader to call attention to the weakening of the military. It’s part of a deliberately-planned policy of the Obama administration to degrade servicemen’s ability to mobilize and defend the US from attack:
“’All of our intelligence and communications battalions…would be unable to execute their full wartime mission requirements if called upon today,’ he said.
The aviation units are faring no better, Paxton said. Approximately 80 percent of Marine aviation units lack the amount of ready aircraft that they need for training and to respond to an emergency, he said.
Paxton was repeatedly questioned about the Marines’ ability to respond to contingencies after the high number of training accidents its aviation squadrons faced in the last year. The collision of two Marine Corps’ CH-53 Super Stallions off the coast of Hawaii in January raised questions whether budget cuts were leading to a higher number of pilot and crew deaths.
On Tuesday, Paxton said the service is looking at whether there is a connection.
‘We are concerned about an increasing number of aircraft mishaps and accidents,’ he said. ‘We’re looking to see if there’s a linear correlation. We know historically that if you don’t have the money and you don’t have the parts and you don’t have the maintenance, then you fly less. We call it ‘sets and reps’ – you need sets and repetitions to keep proficiency up there. So we truly believe if you fly less and maintain slower there’s a higher likelihood of accidents. So we’re worried.’”
Source: Stars And Stripes, Truth And Action
He has not given the military nothing but cuts. U have no clue what your talking about.
They do not have what they need. The rules of engagement kill our men and women day in and day out.
So kindly stop speaking on what you know nothing abouy
Need to fact check your military that is an army General not a Marine
Of course we aren’t, and it’s no accident either.
The miliyary accepts too many thugs based on race.
You are wrong Greg, I realize the Military DOES NOt have what they Need to operate affectively. You are misinterpreting what I said.
What c**p! Obama has ripped our military apart and white veterans rights and benefits!
This is exactly what Dumbama wanted. Weaken our military and then let his black terrorists and muslim terrorist loose to create war so he can declare martial law and become dictator. Congress better wake up and stop this idiot. Americans to do want to be muslim. We will fight to keep America strong in spite of the traitor trying to take our guns.
No thanks to Obama shutting down bases not giving r military what they need nor taking care of r vets of course we might need more to defeat
DUH.
Obama has destroyed our military and the so called republicans have sat and watched what a shame