Reflections with General James Mattis - Conversations with History 

Aaaaahhhhh good ol 29 stumps !!! The armpit of the corps!!!! Corporal Barrow 1998 to 2001 man I miss it

He had file cabinets in his office that were open to the Marines. If you wanted to know how the Turkish infantry attacked trench positions during WWI, he had an article or book on the subject.

xpictos777 Marines are encouraged to read, self-educate and self-improve, from Boot Camp forward. Always have been. General Alfred Gray, as Commandant of the Corps beginning in the late 1980's formally instituted a reading list by rank. However, the Corps as an "expeditionary force in readiness" may be sent into any clime, any place, any time, to deal with a totally unpredictable situation that cannot be preplanned for. This is why the Corps has always greatly valued the individual's who constantly self-educate, and who can "think on their feet" and act. Intelligence lacking the courage to act, or physical fitness and ability to act cannot control and affect an unpredictable situation encountered. This is why the U.S.Marine Corps is one of the most unusual, yet most capable, of the world's military forces.

Achilles B Yep. What a hoot. Used to go to the range office and designate our own ranges out in the desert. Took Gunner Elkendear with us and did all kinds of weird shit with weapons and explosives.

Ray Thompson, thank you for your service.

Just the calibre man, America needs. He's loyal...faithful...intelligent...wise, and won't be "jacked around" by foolhardy, liberals! Welcome, "Mad-Dog!"

He commanded a bibliotheque for the regiments he was in charge made them get unterested to reading books He stood by them ready to explain them talk about rhe rext they were reading Has a great respect for books and the huge stoeies knowlege they carry a

I'm in Africa and like international politics a lot. Gen. Mattis is a great leader. I came to know him for his love of knowledge and that he conveyed 7000 books to operational grounds. I have ordered for his book, CALL SIGN CHAOS; I plan on having a portrait of him in my living room. Fantastic guy.

+Steven Miller I know, right?

Would appreciate some context on your post Matt

Yeah, Marines aren't "Soldiers" .. closer to Sailors. Don't worry, it bugs us too.

Sheeit + TEXAStooTALL. why you love dem muhreens so much? More like too much time on ship. MARINES = My Ass Really Is Navy Equipment, ..Sir. ;-) All good fun, were both haji's worse nightmare.

Tom Servo 8yrs...never saw a fucking ship in my career.

It would not be inappropriate for Gen. Mattis to make a statement CORRECTING these lazy & inattentive members of the media or whomever else he is speaking with, & delineate the distinctive difference(s) between Marines & soldiers.

*Saint Mattis ftfy

bensdadfrank #MATTIS2020

Thanks to his voracious envy to learn to strive to improve knowledge that made made what Hr is todayGl Mattis is a referencewe can rely uponRespectxx

Try to keep screens away from your children these days

I prefer life beyond screens too, but they’re pretty helpful applied properly. I wonder how Mattis would feel about _adaptive technology_ (iPads w/ targeted apps) in the education process?

Pyramid of Control He’d approve if it ultimately increases the lethality of the US military.

mahlstadt surely

Nixon won the white house because he said he would end war. Eisenhower fired the first threats of war on Nam.

Ketan Singh Thank you. I promise, we aren't all fools. If we were, we wouldn't be leaders.

Same here. Love from Argentina.

Raymond Navarro indeed, soldiers tend to avoid eating crayons

lmfao

Everyone who has gone through military training, whether they were an eager volunteer, or were dragged through by their hair kicking and screaming, has said they are a better person for the experience.

@Joe Freeman Well done, I envy your strength.

The best generals are intellectuals, sadly, they never become famous.

Trump pick this General something wrong.

As a military man being a statesman; remember that as it stands the USA acquires, gets, receives, commandeers, nothing but debt, wounded, killed (Murdered)and loss of authority so that huge global Conglomerates may receive vast amounts of tax free, morality free profit.

+Kevin Mogensen If you put a comma between "soldier", and "Mattis", and between "got up", and "killed him", this comment becomes hilarious.

ok

+Kevin Mogensen Do you think grammar is a fucking game, bitch? General Mattis would hopefully slap you, but at the least call you out.

maybe

This comment made me erect

rambosperm it dose not look good to throat punch a interviewer.

lmao true

@@zurechtweiser thats a hard negative. Marines are Marines they fall under the naval command but have their own seperate branch. A Soldier is a rifleman in the Army. Completely different branch culture and attitude and command

Marines and Soldiers are not that different except Marines are the first special forces in current warfare

jo noname ..oh, BUT it CAN, depending on THE ‘interviewer’!

If he had the wits to chose this man i believe his intelligence is just fine.

heightsofsagarmatha Well Mattis was the head of CENTCOM...He'd be underfire from the government and Media when someone majorly fucks up.

+heightsofsagarmatha Adapting, and overcoming. He is using this platform to get his message out, no matter what the terrain ! Politely as well. A true Marine.

Brian K better 2024

Mattis 2020!!!!!

He’s much too sensible.

jetski Dex

He has written one. Warriors & Citizens: American Views of Our Military

FYI I wouldn't exactly call it light reading

I believe he helped write the manual on COIN which was later revised by a team led by Petraeus and including McMaster. He was also one of the primary authors of the 2003 invasion ;)

Sir Mattis has already edited a Book

+sarge712 However, still polite, and willing to share information. Marine Corps values. Adapting and overcoming is not just for the battle field!

Politicians are not trained to think strategically.

Doesn't CENTCOM encompass all the branches?

Ben Clark he is an intellectual, he doesn't want fighting among the branches.

>Berkeley >intellectual HAHAHAHAHA

ben the public really has no idea of the history of the oldest fighting force in the United States so you have to forgive there ignorance. Signed a Father of a Corporeal at Camp Lejeune!

My own paraphrasing: respect everyone's dignity, be courteous, be professional, but always have a plan to kill every last motherfucker in the room.

kc koellein, in another interview he mentioned them, said part of them were on guard while he slept, and that he slept well. He also told of an young American in a fox hole with one of their young guys, how they communicated with hand signals because they had different languages. He seem proud of how they worked so well together because they had the same purpose.