RetiredGySgt
Diamond Member
1. I pointed out to the masterchief that I was in the navy too and told him my specialty.... and I asked for his. I did not suggest or imply any superiority.
2. I would definitely defer to YOUR ultimate knowledge about the state of the marine corps in the post vietnam era.
3. I also asked you if you really thought that maintaining a military machine that had been supporting nearly a half a million troops in a war zone for nearly a decade would have made any sense given the other priorities facing our nation's economy in the years immediately after vietnam.
Cold War ring any bells? In the 70's we still faced a Soviet Union we believed capable and determined to conquer Europe by force or threat of force. So yes we should have maintained our Army and Marine Corps in fighting shape.