The trouble with the Future Commando Force

45 Commando Royal Marines embark Viking and BV vehicles in an LCU during STEADFAST DEFENDER in NorwayNothing could be more dangerous than to follow sudden inspirations, however intelligent or brilliant they may be, without pursuing them to their logical conclusions, or to indulge in wishful thinking, however sincere our purposes. – General Ludwig Beck, 10 October 1935. As if by perfect timing, the same week news broke of the Royal Navy mothballing its landing platform dock (LPD) capability, RUSI published a piece called ‘Amphibious Futures: The Royal Marines in Contested New Operating Environm…