[Daily Caller] GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter called Tuesday for Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to resign over his attempt to force the Marine Corps to end gender segregation at its boot camp.
Consistent disputes between the Navy and the Marine Corps, according to Hunter, undermine the ability of Mabus to lead, since he appears primarily focused on restructuring the Marine Corps to serve his own objectives, The Washington Examiner reports.
"The only way this relationship can be repaired, I believe, is through the leadership of a new Navy Secretary -- specifically one who does not regularly make a point to undercut the Marine Corps, distract it from its mission and insult its leaders," Hunter said in a letter to Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
"I respectfully ask that you provide assurance that recruit training and Officer Candidate School will continue operating as they have, without any such disruption to the reliable and effective organization and methods for developing and training Marines," Hunter added. |