General Berger joins fellow retirees in bashing FD 2030
"Hey, I'm a retired Marine General. This is what we do now."
Deuces, fools
QUANTICO, Va. — Only hours after being “clapped out” of the Pentagon, outgoing Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger, announced his staunch opposition to the Marine Corps’ controversial Force Design 2030 during a reception held at the Globe and Laurel Restaurant,
As the Marine Corps Band played Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird,” Berger raised a glass of wine provided by BAE Systems, brandished his DD-214, and said, “As a now-retired Marine Corps General and former Commandant, I feel ethically bound to oppose this short-sighted plan that fails to ensure the Marine Corps remains suspended in the state established in 1983.”
Holding a plate of crudités provided by General Dynamics Land Systems, Berger continued, “Traditionally, by which I mean since 1775, when a Marine General officer retires, he or she respects the dignity of the rank by continuing to live by the same unwritten code of behavior expected of serving officers. You know, shit like vigorously debating plans u…
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