Outrage as White Marines Expected to Work on MLK Day

Camp Lejeune, NC - A controversial liberty plan for the Martin Luther King holiday weekend is raising some eyebrows across the DoD. Late Friday afternoon, leadership from II Marine Expeditionary Force made the call that black Marines throughout the command be given the day off, while Marines identifying as being Caucasian-American must report to work as usual in order to attend a "period of reflection."

"Ultimately we decided that our more 'Caucasian-American' Marines have been showing a lot of privilege lately that we are trying to reel in," a spokesman for the command stated.

Not everyone is enthusiastic about the guidance, however.

"This is racism! Plain and simple. If that's how it's gonna be, I'm just gonna change my race to "African-American" the next time I do an audit with S-1," an anonymous lance corporal stated.

Representatives from II MEF were quick to rebuff the criticism, however.

"Marines need to remember that this is a 'day on,' not a 'day off.' The fact that many marines are alleging racism, or as some say 'reverse racism,' just helps to drive the point home that a lot of folks are struggling with their privilege."

The plan even has some backing from some white marines as well.

"I think it's a great idea to tell you the truth. I mean, we all agree that slavery was bad. But really white micro-aggressions haven't stopped there. Hell, we'd be lying to ourselves if we said that that 'emo' wasn't totally a white thing," a Caucasian-American chief warrant officer from 2nd Marine Division explained.

Time will tell if this Liberty plan is going to be successful, but ultimately II MEF is excited to try an alternative Liberty model in line with the commandant's guidance that the marine corps be redesignated as a "fighting force," to a "social experiment."