ARLINGTON, Va. – In response to workload concerns by some parents, Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller has published a list of shows and movies that can be binge-watched in lieu of his traditional book recommendations, sources confirmed today.
“The Commandant acts like he’s the only officer assigning my son reading. Our boys are so saddled with homework they don’t have time to ‘just be Marines,’” complained one boot’s mom on Facebook before the change was implemented. “And with the rising cost of books, how is he supposed to afford getting totally hammered and buying a mustang at 25% APR?”
Other critics of reading lists point to a recent study, which shows that despite the extra work, U.S. Marines are falling behind in the classroom relative to their international colleagues, most notably the Chinese Marine Corps.
