The services are "behind the curve" in transforming, but Berger is saying the right things for the Marine Corps, says Christian Brose, former senior McCain advisor and SASC staff director. @DefenseOne's State of the Marines panel just getting started: 
"There's been a lot of foot-dragging" on gender integration in the Marines, says @RambaKy, citing Berger noting lack of facilities for women. "If we're not recruiting and retaining women right now, we're going to suffer" in the future.
Hunter argues force structure changes (gender, race) are more than just social justice issues. They're abt readiness. More women and minorities, statistically means more single parents, dual working couples, etc., more considerations at play the services hasn't figured out yet.
.@RepGallagher lauds Berger for leading Confederate symbols ban. Also says societal problems "upstream" from the Marine Corps, like public education, need attention from service leaders, too. (Affects the pool of avail recruits.)
Brose says Gen. Berger is succeeding in changing the conversation and terms of the debate, for his plans to remake the Marine Corps. Next comes actual implementation. The hard part is yet to come.
.@RepGallagher: "I think it's fair to say Congress has not yet been tested" in implementing the Marines' plan. "Significant hiccups" with implementing the Nat'l Defense Strategy. "I challenge everyone" to find a single asset in Indo-Pacific that wasn't already there.
JUST IN: Rep. Gallagher says nobody from the Pentagon has come to Congress and explained over a map what China's real threats are to US military forces in region and what they need. "Regardless of who is SecDef on Jan 20" need to meet "so we can all get on the same page."
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