10-31-2023, 04:09 PM
Commandant (unconfirmed) of the Marine Corps Eric Smith has been hospitalized after suffering a "medical emergency" DC police have reported that a block from the Marine Barracks a man suffered what was called a "cardiac arrest event"
https://wapo.st/45NK1tS
Apparently, it really wasn't sustainable. Lt Gen Karsten Heckl, a deputy commandant in charge of modernization and combat training, will assume Smith's duties or at least the duties of the Commandant
https://wapo.st/45NK1tS
Quote:Smith was previously the service’s assistant commandant, a post that remains vacant amid the Senate’s ongoing gridlock. That has left the general to shoulder the responsibilities of both jobs since July, when his predecessor retired.
Speaking at a conference days before last month’s confirmation vote, Smith described feeling exhausted by his daily work schedule, which at that time, he said, often began at 5 a.m. and did not conclude until 11:30 p.m. “It is not a sustainable thing,” the general told those in attendance, according to an account by the independent Marine Corps Times.
Apparently, it really wasn't sustainable. Lt Gen Karsten Heckl, a deputy commandant in charge of modernization and combat training, will assume Smith's duties or at least the duties of the Commandant
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