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Marines must innovate to defeat new threats vs. F*ck social distancing, you’re getting a haircut

By Duffel Blog Staff · Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 5 October 2022 · 1550

General David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps

We stands at an inflection point in history. We need innovative thinking to deter 21st Century threats, namely ChinaChina is embarking on a vast military modernization program, and could achieve military overmatch against the US in the Pacific by 2040.

Your sergeant major

I’ve been hearing talk that Marines are weaseling their way out of getting haircuts because of this “coronavirus” thing.

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