Marine Corps enlisted strength would diminish in size to 156,650 next year – down from the present 159,716 – under provisions of the Biden administration’s proposed 2022 defense-spending bill.
Seapower magazine reported that the officer corps however, would increase by 366 next year, bringing the number to 21,850.
Seapower reported that the commandant, Gen. David Berger, told a virtual forum conducted by the Brookings Institution that he was “willing to trade capacity [and] end strength for quality. We’ll have a slightly smaller Marine Corps in terms of end strength, but they will be more senior and better trained.”
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