Walters: Marines aim to increase force structure by 100, not 1,100 billets

By Lee Hudson / February 16, 2018 at 6:00 PM
The Marine Corps is looking to grow its force by 100 Marines in fiscal year 2019, not the 1,100 figure that was noted during the Navy's budget rollout. Assistant Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Glenn Walters told Inside the Navy Feb. 14 after a Senate Armed Services readiness subcommittee hearing the service will use the additional 100 Marines to "flesh and fill out holes" in United States Marine Corps Forces and Special Operations Command. "We're not going to ask for people...

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