http://www.duffelblog.com/2016/06/semperfuxit/
SemperFuxit: Marine Corps votes to exit Dept. of the Navy
QUANTICO, Va. — In a move military analysts call “simply stunning,” the Marine Corps voted in a referendum Friday to leave the Department of the Navy, forming a separate branch tentatively named Men’s Department of the Navy. Defense contractor stocks closed sharply down in the wake of the historic vote.
The results were close, with 51.9 percent voting to leave and 48.1 percent voting to remain. Exit polling data showed the vote split along demographic lines with a slight majority of officers and all Marines from Texas voting to leave. More enlisted favored remaining, especially those with four or more dependents.
The hotly contested vote over what became known as “SemperFuxit” followed months of debate and campaigning from both sides. Though the issue has been debated at Naval Institute Symposia for several years, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller only agreed to hold a Facebook poll on the question after being “no ballsed” in a disagreement with Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. According to sources, the disagreement regarded funding the new Amphibious Assault Vehicle.
The “Remain” camp fought for the Corps to stay with the Navy, citing the service’s amphibious traditions and the “need for a service to call worthless” while transporting them to battle, sources in Neller’s office say.
However, the “Leave” camp won out, with voters choosing the side that urged the Corps to maintain its tradition to “do more with less,” to include no naval gunfire, transport, medical support, or aviation assets.
Hours after the vote, many Marines in the barracks were Googling “what do those navy POGs even do?” and “how much leave are we getting?” The future of RIMPAC, an annual, major Pacific multinational exercise set to begin next week, is now in doubt.
When asked for comment, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said, “Wait, that really happened? Jesus, how drunk were they?”
Paul Sharpe contributed to this report.



Hehheh!
This: “However, the “Leave” camp won out, with voters choosing the side that urged the Corps to maintain its tradition to “do more with less,” to include no naval gunfire, transport, medical support, or aviation assets.” is great!
Sorry to say, I’d love that. I think the Marines do need their own department. I’d like to see the Army cut down to size some; & create a space department, too…
We used to have a space department. NASA, no?
I think the Army should resorb the chAir Force.
I’ve been told that in the British Navy the marines were there to protect the officers from the [impressed] crew.
I should have made it a bit clearer. I mean a space department where America actually builds SDI. Detector & interceptor packages on satellites. Space-based lasers. Tactical nuclear devices. The whole she-bang.
Of course, every once in a while, America comes up with insane Hollywood ideas like putting lasers on 747s & flying them around… At such moments, one has to remember that it’s a crazy world & America is the less crazy part, but it’s hard…
As for the Marines–well, the old phrase was, the Navy ran on rum, sodomy, & the lash. You can figure where they figured in…
Ray Mabus may not be on ANY list of people I like, but he got the good quote. “Wait, what just happened. Jesus, how drunk were they.” Not bad words to live by.
Titus, duffleblog is a parody site. If we were talking serious policy, then I would tend to agree that the AF has gotten way out of whack. It has lost its way and should be regrounded in reality.
I expect much serious rearrangement of force could be done, starting with a big reduction in the number of flags. There are all manner of things that could be done, but they won’t – for more than one reason. Perpetual war is not a good condition for the country, and no other option is readily visible.
Flag reduction is likely to go through in the short term. Huzzah
I know the site, but there was not much I could add to the comedy, so I went this other way–so why not tell me about flag reduction & the reasons it might not be doable?
Somebody did one on R>, yes? Mebbe I’ll look for it and pouch the OP. . .
I’m not holding my breath. The politicians have gotten accustomed to perpetual war, and you need all these nerds to plan and execute the war plans. BUT in reality you could probably do the same with lower rank – it’s the promotion process that is the problem. You don’t suddenly become a genius when you pin on a star.
I must have missed it!
HAHAHARAH! ABOUT TIME, TOO! (Good to see the Duffel Blog is “on the jump”…)