{"id":27273,"date":"2016-03-13T13:02:16","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T13:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/03\/13\/innovative-marines-share-their-top-ideas-to-make-the-corps-better\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:05:51","slug":"innovative-marines-share-their-top-ideas-to-make-the-corps-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2016\/03\/13\/innovative-marines-share-their-top-ideas-to-make-the-corps-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative Marines share their top ideas to make the Corps better"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After Commandant Gen. Robert Neller has <\/span>called on “disruptive thinkers” to help solve the Corps\u2019 persistent problems, . The commandant wants nothing short of a cultural revolution, a new era in which Marines are encouraged to come up with solutions, and leaders serve as advocates to accelerate those ideas to decision makers.\u00a0<\/span>Marine Corps Times asked readers to submit their best ideas. take up Neller\u2019s offer. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the ways Marines and veterans want look<\/span> to improve the Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A combat-ready Corps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the top areas where respondents\u00a0want to see improvements is combat effectiveness. Their ideas called for changing everything from field medicine to footwear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the latter, Capt. Peter Foster pointed to TacLace, a product invented by Marine officers in Afghanistan that cuts the time needed to lace up footwear. No more tightening, tying, wrapping, tucking, loose laces or discomfort. All you have to do is pull, cinch and wrap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chuck Myers, with Aerocounsel\u00a0Inc., a Maryland-based company focused on enhancing combat capabilities, recommended new ways for Marines to head ashore. He suggested 300- to 500-ton payload hybrid airships supported by hybrid airship\/gunship platforms with directed energy weapons and a nest of UAVs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter how Marines get to the fight, retired Navy Medical Corps Capt. Arthur Smith called for field casualty care plans that can be quickly adapted to match the operational environment. The assumption should always be that there will be minimal medical facilities ashore, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A harmonious vision of sea-based medical support, supported by pragmatic leadership, is an absolute prerequisite to rapid and effective time-sensitive care for the combat wounded during the unpredictable but probably inevitable littoral conflicts of the future,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Better professional development\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gunnery Sgt. Dennis Smith wants to see improvements to staff noncommissioned officers’\u00a0professional military education.\u00a0The\u00a0to\u00a0said the\u00a0<\/span>Resident Advance Course is a “check in the box” that should be replaced with more\u00a0increased\u00a0<\/span>MarineNet courses and an interactive seminar, he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others want the Corps to allow them time to work on their ideas. Staff Sgt. Ben Wespi advocated for Marines spending three to six months outside of their normal duties in what he calls\u00a0an “idea incubator.” It could serve “as a great incentive for creative, intelligent Marines to stay in the Marine Corps who might otherwise look for a creative outlet in the private sector,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Francisco Velasquez\u00a0suggested creating a whole unit in which Marines can work on innovative ideas and come up with implementation plans to carry them out. John Bridges\u00a0said innovation should be open to everyone without repercussions in order to unshackle game-changing Corps-wide solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new MOS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sgt. Dion Edon has an idea for a brand new military occupational specialty. He suggested making military information support operations a primary MOS with warrant and limited-duty officer opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia – Sergeant Wesly T. Weber (left), military information support operations assistant team leader and a native of Rochester, N.Y., and Sgt. Miguel A. Lopez-Guillen (right), a military information support operations team leader and a native Santa Ana, Calif., both with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speak with key leaders of a notional village as a part of Talisman Saber 2013 here, July 22. The engagement was one of many scenarios involved in Talisman Saber 13 that aim to provide the realistic and relevant training necessary to maintain regional security, peace and stability in the Asia Pacific region. The exercise also improves the Australian Defense Force and U.S. military\u00d5s ability to operate as a combined task force. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps\u00d5 force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region and is the only continuously forward deployed MEU. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A military information support operations assistant team leader speaks with key leader role players during a training exercise in Australia. One Marine suggests that the MISO military occupational specialty become a primary MOS.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Credit: Cpl. Codey Underwood\/Marine Corps<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MISO Marines should be regionally focused and language-qualified like their Army special operations forces counterparts, he said, because language is a substantial part of understanding culture and influencing target-audience behavior. MISO Marines could be forward-deployed in their region of expertise where they could\u00a0support joint missions and exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cutting supply wait times\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marines with 3rd Supply Battalion’s supply management unit know how the Corps can improve its supply policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maj. Timothy Fretwell, the supply management unit’s officer in charge, said they made changes that cut their unit’s inventory by $2.4 million to date with an estimated reduction of $18 million by July. They overhauled the way the supply management unit categorized and procured parts based on war fighters’ needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marines with Supply Management Unit, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, use a conveyer belt system to move boxes to the opposite side of their warehouse aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 2, 2011. Though the system fell out of use nearly a decade ago, the tempo of today\u0092s society of supply and demand prompted the unit\u0092s leadership to have the conveyer restored. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Marines with 2nd Supply Battalion’s supply management unit move boxes in a warehouse. Members of a similar unit recently submitted their ideas about how the whole Marine Corps can improve its supply policies.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Credit: Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado\/Marine Corps<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They helped forward stock more than 1,200 items in Japan and improved integration with Defense Logistics Agency distribution centers outside the continental U.S. This reduced average wait times from needed supplies from more than 15 days to about 11. For critical items, Fretwell and his Marines cut wait times from more than eight days to four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 3rd Supply Battalion Marines submitted their plans to Marine officials for possible Corps-wide improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leveraging technology\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marine veteran Raymond Powell\u00a0took a similar approach when he drew up plans for a smartphone\u00a0app that would make the process of <\/span>stock list SL-3 <\/span>management easy. Initial runs suggested the app could help save\u00a0savings of <\/span>hundreds of thousands of dollars, and ensured the right items would be stocked at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2nd Lt. A.J. Gomes, student, Infantry Officers Course 2-15, finds the positions of patrolling squads on a tablet during the exercise Talon Reach V, March 27, 2015. The tablets utilize a program called Killswitch, which allowed all the squads to communicate and receive updates on the surrounding area. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas Mudd\/ Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Marine uses a tablet and computer to finds the positions of patrolling squads. A veteran said he developed a smartphone application that could’ve saved the Marine Corps money.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Credit: Lance Cpl. Thomas Mudd\/Marine Corps<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Powell said when his efforts were discouraged by a maintenance chief, he decided to leave Powell left <\/span>the Corps\u00a0so he could take his ideas to the private sector. He hung up his uniform in 2011 to go\u00a0study mechanical engineering through\u00a0and took part in <\/span>the troops-to-engineers program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helping Marines transition\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Marines who still want to serve, Gunnery Sgt. David Resilien\u00a0\u2014 a Reserve transaction advisor\u00a0\u2014 has an idea to help those interested in moving from active-duty to weekend-warrior status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He suggested creating an online form so applicants can use their smartphones to apply, ask questions or add comments. Since those applicants’ information would be stored on a database, prior-service recruiters or other stakeholders would be able to access it, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in California\u00a0have used this type of system\u00a0since 2013Since March 2013, an ad hoc online form and database have been successfully used at Marine Corps Air StationMCAS Miramar and Marine Corps Recruit DepotMCRD San Diego to streamline active-to-reserve affiliation<\/span>, and Resilien, reserve transition adviser. He<\/span>\u00a0would like to see the concept spread.\u00a0This can be used\u00a0to create an\u00a0online form so applicants can use their smartphone to apply, ask questions\u00a0and add comments.\u00a0app in which applicants\u2019 information would instantly update in an online database accessible to prior-service recruiters and other stakeholders. Since the online form and online database would update in real time, he said briefers will no longer be required to submit “leads reports.”<\/span>Since the online form and database are updated in real time, he said it would alleviate the need for\u00a0briefers\u00a0to submit “leads reports.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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