"Dave Smith" wrote

>> It's a source of pride to him that all Marines are cross trained to a
>> degree that allows them to adapt & serve in a wide variety of

> One of the problems with the structure of armed forces is the
> diversification of the various forces, land, sea and air. The military
> spawns huge bureaucracies, each trying hard to justify their existence and
> operating on their own agenda. That sometimes leads to problems in
> combined efforts. For instance, in WW II, "Bomber" Harris, the head of

You may want to update that knowledge. I am not sure of Canada but we all
work together as a team now.

Been ironing out that since WWII here and done rather well.