From what I've heard, the DO platoon in Afghanistan was very successful. I doubt our capability to field more than one or two of these platoons per battalion, however. For one, the DO concept calls for a JTAC per squad. That's 27 JTACs per battalion, not including the air shop in the S-3. The EWTGs can't meet that sort of demand for trained JTACs.

I think the Marine Corps is making the right call to focus on developing company-level operations. We've trained for years to fight as battalions, and only as independent companies as absolutely necessary. Now we move to "Enhanced Companies". I'll be interested to see what capabilities develop out of this, and how exactly my company will be enhanced.

Either way, it looks to be an exciting time for me to take command of a company of Marines.