The Navy says it wants to shrink the Marine Corps by more than 2,000 Marines

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck The Department of the Navy wants to reduce the size of the Marine Corps by 2,300 troops, it revealed on Monday in its fiscal year 2021 budget request. The department said that the move is part of efforts to free up resources to "reinvest in modernization and increasing lethality." The FY2021 active-duty end strength for the Marine Corps is pinned at 184,100 in the latest budget request. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. T...