#Marine corps mos list 2020 upgrade#

Unique among the services, the Marine Corps comes out of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan larger than it went in (186,100 today versus 172,600 in 1999).

As part of General Berger’s guidance, the Marine Corps is looking into smaller, more affordable amphibious ships and alternative platforms for amphibious operations.

Although the Marine Corps procures three MQ-9 Reapers in FY 2020, it lags the other services in fielding UAVs.

#Marine corps mos list 2020 upgrade#

Marine Corps aviation continues to upgrade its platforms at a steady rate, leading to a newer and younger fleet.General Berger’s new guidance aims to restore the Marine Corps to its naval roots after two decades of operations ashore, invest in capabilities focused on great power conflict in the Pacific, and enhance individual fighting prowess.New capabilities will therefore require offsets from legacy capabilities.Despite a continuing high operational tempo, the Marine Corps is choosing to pursue modernization over expanding force structure.

The Marine Corps’ end strength remains largely constant, holding at roughly 186,000 after expanding during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.End strength holds steady in FY 2020, with no significant growth in the foreseeable future, requiring tradeoffs of legacy capabilities to create new capabilities and potentially causing stress on the force as it continues to meet high day-to-day deployment demands. The Marine Corps focuses on developing capabilities for great power conflict after two decades of conducting counterinsurgency ashore. Military Forces in FY2020: The Struggle to Align Forces with Strategy