Army to become 'Land Marines' under Mattis, Dunford-led Pentagon reorganization

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WASHINGTON — A new plan for the US military set for 2017 shows that Defense Secretary-nominee James Mattis intends to work with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joe Dunford to implement a major reorganization of the Department of Defense, Duffel Blog has learned.

The first change, according to documents obtained by Duffel Blog, will be to rename the Department of Defense to the “Department of Marines,” though that's the least of the changes that were presented.

“The Army will be subsumed into the Marine Corps as the Land Marines,” the document reads. “Not everyone needs to specialize in amphibious assault. But by God, every one of them will be a rifleman. Also, incorporating former Army infantry units intact will allow us to meet congressional mandates for female combat troops.”

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