Criticality definition, inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily. See more.
Editorâs note: LtCol Arthur P. Brill Jr., USMC (Ret) recently met with General Joseph F. Dunford, 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps, to discuss the Commandantâs views on the challenges facing the Corps today and his plans to ensure the Corpsâ continued success in the future.
By World War II it had been generally accepted that the Marine Corps is not an integral part of the Navy, but is a part of the Naval Establishment, and that only the Secretary of the Navy as the Deputy of the President has authority to give direct orders to the Commandant of the Corps.