"Preston emphasized what Army leaders call the “Warrior Ethos” and the mantra, “Every Soldier is a rifleman,” as the keys to “Individual Transformation.” "
So the Army wants to become the Marine Corps. "Every Marine is a Rifleman" is one of the Marine's mottos.
No.
The Army wants to become a better fighting force.
If that means adopting some of the better concepts of the USMC, so be it. Just like Marines when they attend ARMY Airborne School (Ft. Benning), the ARMY Armor School (Ft. Knox) and the ARMY Field Artillery School (Ft. Sill).
I think that what works works. If you are going to do a good job, well take what works and put it together with other things that work.
The Marines developed close air support during the Banana wars and amphibious doctrine between WWI and WWII. That doctrinal contribution was greater than their battle contribution during WWII. On the other hand, the Marines have borrowed Armor equipment and theory from the Army, and modern maneuver warfare doctrines developed by John Boyd, and AF colonel. Isn't it great to not have to pay the butcher bull (casualties) to learn things in your organization? Isn't it great that we are all ON THE SAME SIDE?
Trust me. The army should have done that years ago instead of buy into the political correctness of the Clinton Social Experiement that was the army of the 90s.
And that, my friend, is why I am now a reservist.
RLTW