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- [General David H Berger] Three 
years ago, I described how the

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Marine Corps would not just modernize

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quickly, but we would self-fund.

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We would get leaner, lighter, and more naval.

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And in three short years, your Marines

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have done just that. Our major

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divestments are done. We are

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at our fighting weight. 
- It's not just

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about the gear, it's about the

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training, it's about the people, it's

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about talent management. 
- In the Marine

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Corps, we have not lowered a single

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standard, we will not lower a single

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standard. And whoever meets the requirements
of becoming a United States Marine will be a Marine

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as patriots protecting the constitutions we swear to.

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- [Berger] The way we make Marines at Parris

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Island, in San Diego, in Quantico, will

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not change. There are no words to

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describe how proud, how impressed I am,

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with the speed at which Marines are

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moving forward. 
- [Sergeant Major Troy E Black] It's not a question of

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if we're going to go back to combat.

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It's a question of when. Three years

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into Force Design, wait till you're four, five,

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and six. 
- [Marine] We're not interested in

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prepping for the last fight. We're

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interested in fighting the next fight.

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