Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Pearl Harbor Commanding Officer (CO) Captain Sean Andrews, SC, USN tours household goods (HHG) local agent in Honolulu, Hawaii in support of PCS peak season preparedness. (Photo by Wesley Burgos, NAVSUP FLC Pearl Harbor) The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: FEDweek StaffGen. Eric M. Smith, the commandant of the Marine Corps, believes Marines should not have to move as often as they do.
Speaking at a recent seminar in Washington, D.C., Smith questioned the need to move those in uniform and their families every three years – particularly if they are happy where they are.
“We have to let Marines pick their own duty station. If you let a Marine write his own tasking statement, he’ll get it right 100 percent of the time,” Smith said. “If a Marine at Camp Lejeune wants to stay at Camp Lejeune … that’s fine by me. If you want to stay at Camp Pendleton, your spouse has good employment, you’re happy in your home there and you know the terrain, why can’t you stay there for nine or 12 years? I’m not saying you stay there your entire 30-year career, but we don’t have to move you every three years.”
Smith also decried the dilapidated state of many barracks and housing facilities, saying the time to address the situation has long passed. The 11 major renovation projects now underway and 12 more to come is a positive step, he said, adding that making things right will take time.
Fixing “20 years of deferred maintenance won’t happen overnight. This is going to take time,” Smith said. “We’re going to do it the right way, not the fast way.”
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