Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This Week…a group of 30 Marine Corps generals, including every living former commandant, is openly challenging the plan of the current commandant to transform the Corps into a lighter, faster and more responsive combat force. One prominent former Marine, who served the Corps as an artillery commander, has risen to defend General David Berger. In a few minutes we’ll hear from former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work some of his thoughts on not only the efficacy of the plan, dubbed Force Design 2030, but also on the propriety of such an open debate.

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