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Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!! We bring World of Wargaming to Day 2 of Modern Day Marine 2024, which demands that we spend some time with the Director of Wargaming for the Krulak Center for Innovation & Future Warfare, Col Tim Barrick. Tim gives us updates on Objective 1 here at Modern Day Marine, but most importantly, gives us the goods on the status of the Commendant’s Cup. Hear all about the teams competing, some of the strategies behind the design of the tournament and how the teams have responded, and the big reveal of the mystery game. This is a fun conversation and it looks like we have a real Cinderella story brewing in this wildly creative wargaming tourney. Can’t wait to see how it finishes but I think its safe to say that it won’t be boring.

Two may enter, one may leave!

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Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Day 2 of Modern Day Marine 2024 awesomeness continues. William and Vic get to spend some time with LtGen Thomas Conant, USMC (Ret) talking about his amazing career, his passion for saving history, and his advice for transitioning through the various aspects of life.

Enjoy!

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Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Day 2 of Modern Day Marine 2024. A reoccurring theme of Modern Day Marine is how it is the biggest Marine Corps reunion of the year. Well, Vic ran into one of his amtracker buddies, who happens to now be the deputy commander or Marine Forces Korea, Col Jacob Robinson, and he was kind enough to spend some time with Vic and William schooling us up on the mission of MarFor Korea, the similarities between the U.S. and ROK Marine Corps, and the nuances of partnering with one of our longest standing allies. This is a fascinating discussion.

Enjoy!

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Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Day 2 of Modern Day Marine 2024. Nancy and William sit down with Alyson Schumacher to talk about the MCA’s Spouse Summit, panel discussion, luncheon at Modern Day Marine. It’s great to hear wisdom from a military spouse and it’s awesome that the Marine Corps is behind this initiative. 

Enjoy!

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Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Day 2 of Modern Day Marine 2024. How could the Scuttlebutt team be at MDM and not rope the Program Manager for Advanced Amphibious Assault and friend of the show, Col Tim Hough, into spending some time with us. And a nice surprise, he brought his deputy, Chris Melkonian along with him. To be honest, there was some suspicion that he was going to “make a head call” and then just leave Chris alone and unafraid with William and Vic. But he did come back, and it was great to pick their collective brains on the status of the ACV and modernization, program strategy, and how the Marine Corps is leveraging small business to field innovations to the fleet as quickly as possible. There’s a reason why we keep inviting Tim back, and as per SOP, we had a great time and learned a lot.

Enjoy!

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Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for checking us out. Day 2 of Modern Day Marine 2024 kicks off in the biggest way possible. The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz was kind enough to stop by and share some his time with us. Nancy and Vic are giddy to spend time with the Sergeant Major and he does not disappoint. Sergeant Major shares his wisdom on the current generation of Marines, what it really means to partner with industry, the role of the veteran community, and how investing in Marines and their families is not just investing in national security but is the right thing to do. Sergeant Major’s passion for Marines is so genuine it is infectious. It has to be said that after being so generous with his time on Scuttlebutt, he spent about 45 min outside of our booth talking to every Marine who wanted to speak with him. He didn’t leave until every person, Marine or otherwise, was able to see him. Even the most cynical could see that this wasn’t a performance but the actions of a Marine leader who truly cares about people. Semper Fidelis, Sergeant Major! 

Enjoy!

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