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As the Marine Corps grapples with a high operations tempo, the top Marine<\/a> on Thursday said he wants to increase the time Marines get to spend at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marines usually spend about 12 months at home for every six months deployed, Commandant Gen. Robert Neller said, noting that he would like to see dwell time rise to 18 months for most Marines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current operational tempo for Marines is high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wish it were a little bit better,\u201d Neller told audience members at a defense discussion Thursday at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot because I don\u2019t want Marines to deploy, because when 62 percent of your force is 25 years old or younger, they want to go and do stuff,\u201d he said. \u201cThey didn\u2019t join to sit home on their sea bags.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Corps also needs to cater to its career force and maintain proper readiness in a multitude of technical trades if it wants to deter rising states like Russia and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High deployment cycles and short dwell times can \u201cdecrease your time to get ready,\u201d Neller said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force line up and rehearse various infantry maneuvers in preparation for the tactical phase of arctic-weather training aboard Porsangmoen, Norway, Feb. 13, 2016. (Cpl. Immanuel Johnson\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a lofty goal, as the Corps continues to send Marines to the ends of the globe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marines are kicking off a third rotation to Norway<\/a> to train for a cold-weather fight, and this year\u2019s rotation to Darwin, Australia, is larger than ever before. This is all happening while the Corps is still embroiled in a counterinsurgency, fighting off ISIS in Iraq and Syria, and advising Afghan forces to counter Taliban gains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two ways for the Corps to increase dwell time at home, according to the top Marine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One way is to make the force larger, and the Marines are doing just that, adding almost 1,400 Marines to plug gaps in cyberspace, signals intelligence, information warfare and Marine special operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lance Cpl. John Ready, an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle gunner for Company E., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marines Expeditionary Unit, provides security as an MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st MEU, takes off after inserting a platoon of Marines during an integrated, live-fire exercise for Exercise Koolendong 13 here, Sept. 3. The 31st MEU moved a battalion-sized force more than 300 miles inland to conduct the training. The exercise demonstrates the operational reach of the 31st MEU and reinforces why the 31st MEU is the force of choice for the Asia-Pacific region. Also participating in the exercise is the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and soldiers of the 5th Royal Australian Army. The 31st MEU brings what it needs to sustain itself to accomplish the mission or to pave the way for follow-on forces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The other way is to decrease requirements, according to Neller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Corps is thinking of alternative ways to adapt to its high operation tempo, such as taking \u201cadvantage of being on ship more,\u201d Neller said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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