Department Of The Navy And The Marine Corps Is Not To Be

Pentagon Opposes Popular Legislation To Rename Department Of The Navy -- The Hill

The Pentagon is opposing a popular provision that would change the name of the Department of the Navy to the Department of the Navy and the Marine Corps.

The provision, which Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) has pushed for years, has a record 415 co-sponsors in the House and recently passed by unanimous consent as a standalone bill.

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Update #1: Pentagon nixes plan to boost Marine Corps billing -- Reuters
Update #2: Defense Department opposes Navy name change -- Marine Times

My Comment: Department of the Navy and the Marine Corps. is a name that I can live with .... but not for some in the Pentagon.