‘Every Marine a rifleman’ still relevant, says sergeant major of the Corps 1 day ago Just prior to two symposiums on Marine goals and principles, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy Black spoke to Marine Corps Times about the summits, and how he views the roles of the heart of the Corps – its noncommissioned officers. During the first week of February Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy Black held two summits diving into some of the concerns and changes needed for the Marine Corps to prepare for the future fight. The first summit, titled “Every Marine a Rifleman,” took a particular look at what it means to be a Marine in modern age.
Marine mothers are now exempt from fitness tests, weight standards for 1 year after giving birth February 8 Marines and their spouses attend the quarterly Headquarters and Support Battalion baby shower on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 21, 2018. (Lance Cpl. Megan Roses/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps will extend the postpartum moratorium on physical fitness from nine months to 12 months, according to an administrative message released from the Marine Corps on Monday. Historically Marines have been given nine months from the time they gave birth to get within Marine Corps standards and start passing the physical fitness test and combat fitness test.
Chess during downtime: How the Corps wants to increase ‘thinking’ in Marine infantry January 25 Marines show Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members room-clearing techniques during Exercise Forest Light Western Army at Kirishima Maneuver Field, Kumamoto, Japan, Jan. 27, 2020. (Sgt. Audrey M. C. Rampton/Marine Corps) Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger has a vision for the Corps’ future fights that sees Marines fighting a near-peer enemy in small dispersed units, raiding islands, sinking ships and attacking the enemy’s cyber capabilities. The plan ultimately will push increased responsibility further down the Marine Corps chain of command, with infantry platoons potentially taking on the responsibilities that currently reside at the company or even battalion level.