The Marine general nominated to be the Corps’ next commandant told Congress Tuesday that after years of battling to keep its aging fighter aircraft airworthy, the service expects to meet an 80% readiness goal by the end of the year.
The Marine Corps was suffering more than any other service from readiness woes, due to a combination of high deployment rates and spending caps that resulted in delayed maintenance, a shortage of spare parts, and insufficient pilot training.
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