Amos Calls Corps’ Future ‘Frugal’



February 10, 2011
Marine Corps News
by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. -- The Corps’ commandant gave a glimpse at the future of a frugal Marine Corps returning to an expeditionary mindset Feb. 9 during a speech in San Francisco’s Marine Memorial Club.

Six months before Gen. James F. Amos took the stage, the Secretary of the Defense stood at the same podium, asking the Corps to define its place in the future of the American military.

“When the boss challenges you to do something, you probably ought to take it seriously,â€