{"id":28900,"date":"2023-06-28T21:16:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T21:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/06\/28\/how-the-outgoing-marine-commandant-will-spend-his-retirement\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:13:30","slug":"how-the-outgoing-marine-commandant-will-spend-his-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/modern-day-marine\/2023\/06\/28\/how-the-outgoing-marine-commandant-will-spend-his-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"How the outgoing Marine commandant will spend his retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger has helped concoct lots of plans in his time as the top Marine: Plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/05\/09\/marines-force-design-2030-update-refocuses-on-reconnaissance\/\">restructure the force<\/a>. Plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2022\/01\/12\/new-in-2022-marine-corps-looks-to-improve-retention\/\">retain more Marines<\/a>. Plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2023\/02\/23\/the-marine-corps-logistics-system-is-behind-heres-the-overhaul-plan\/\">overhaul outdated logistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But now, as he looks ahead to July 10, the end of his time in the Corps, he is without a clear plan for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2022\/06\/28\/james-mattis-gets-married-leaving-behind-his-mistress-the-marine-corps\/\" target=\"_blank\"> what he will do in his retirement.<\/a> And that\u2019s exactly as he wants it, he told reporters Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top devil dog said he has spoken with several of his retired peers to get advice about life after military leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe common thread among them were, people approached them with opportunities, and each one sounded awesome, and then like six months later, they were, \u2018Holy cow, I got no time. I\u2019m more busy than I was before,\u2019\u201d Berger recounted at a media roundtable at the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington. \u201cAnd they\u2019re such nice people \u2014 genuinely, sincerely nice people \u2014 that they couldn\u2019t figure out how to back out of stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, for now, Berger\u2019s plan is to say \u201cyes\u201d to nothing for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThink. Read,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then after a few months, I will know what\u2019s next for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Berger loves teaching and coaching, he said, so he would like to do that in some form.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2022\/06\/28\/james-mattis-gets-married-leaving-behind-his-mistress-the-marine-corps\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01MM9556.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">James Mattis gets married \u2014 leaving behind his love, the Marine Corps<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Jim Mattis was married in a Las Vegas ceremony.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will he write a book? \u201cI haven\u2019t given it any thought,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s plenty of material from his four years as commandant. He led the Marine Corps during the Trump administration (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2022\/08\/15\/inside-the-war-between-trump-and-his-generals\" target=\"_blank\">when the Pentagon and the White House<\/a> didn\u2019t always see eye to eye); the COVID-19 pandemic; and Force Design 2030, an ambitious, controversial remaking of the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s a confluence of big things,\u201d he said. \u201cMaybe capturing that might be fun to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Berger, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/CM\/Biographies\/Bio-Display\/Article\/2478607\/gen-david-h-berger\/#:~:text=A%20native%20of%20Woodbine%2C%20Maryland,Iraq%20during%20Operation%20IRAQI%20FREEDOM.\" target=\"_blank\">received his commission in 1981<\/a>, said he does know that he plans to make time for his family. As a Marine leader, he hasn\u2019t spent as much time with them as he wanted to, he said on the Marine Corps\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-brutecast\/id1550881429\" target=\"_blank\">BruteCast<\/a> podcast June 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow family comes first,\u201d he said. \u201cIn terms of my time: visit with our kids, spend time with my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The general and his wife, Donna, have four sons, two of whom have served as Marines, <a href=\"http:\/\/military.com\/\">Military.com<\/a> reported in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Berger reiterated his point about family to reporters Wednesday, sketching on a piece of stationery a pie chart of how he plans to allocate his time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One slice of the pie chart: giving back. Another slice of the pie chart: making money, as needed. But the most important slice: family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have three parts of this pie, but they\u2019re not all equal,\u201d he said. \u201cOne part is family. Protect that, not going to encroach on that at all. Zero. No negotiation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing he implied he won\u2019t do in retirement is micromanage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/05\/31\/bidens-pick-to-lead-the-marine-corps-helped-design-its-new-vision\/\">his successor, Gen. Eric Smith<\/a>, who is currently assistant commandant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House in May nominated Smith to replace Berger. Although a hold on senior military nominations by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/06\/22\/top-marine-nominee-unlikely-to-get-confirmed-before-predecessor-retires\/\">the Senate can\u2019t confirm Smith<\/a> by the time Berger must step down, Smith will take the job of acting commandant July 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As commandant, Berger faced a fierce backlash from a group of retired Marine leaders who have publicly denounced Force Design. The commandant has insisted that he, unlike the retirees, has access to a wealth of classified intelligence that backs up his plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So once he is retired, Berger said, he will have faith in his successor to make decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTwo weeks later, I\u2019m at a degree of separation,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/06\/22\/top-marine-pushes-back-on-critics-lack-of-trust-in-corps-overhaul\/\">Berger said on the BruteCast<\/a>. \u201cSo I will absolutely trust that the sitting commandant has the benefit of everything I\u2019ve had for four years, every day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will he write a book? &#8220;I haven\u2019t given it any thought,&#8221; Gen. 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