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Take the time to read this, it's worth your while.
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Fascinating indeed. Also quite disturbing.
I can't help but feel sorry for the Captain. If he had told his Admirals that his ship was not ready for sea/combat, he would have been fired and replaced with someone else who would. If he takes his ship out and something bad happens because of it not being ready, he is fired and is replaced with someone else. The only way he gets to keep his job is good luck.
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Great article. Also, already posted here.Originally Posted by LittleLebowski
"Sapiens dicit: 'Ignoscere divinum est, sed noli pretium plenum pro pizza sero allata solvere.'" - Michelangelo
No service is better at setting people up to fail and at scapegoating than the US Navy.
I saw that almost as soon as I started active duty and it was a big driver in my decision to leave as soon as I could.
Absolutely fantastic article. I read it throughout the work day yesterday. Awesome writing and research. THAT is journalism.
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If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
My browser keeps crashing on one of the graphics toward the end of the article so I haven't been able to finish it yet. I started my military career in 7th Fleet. Different time and different mission but it's hard to believe that something like this could be allowed to happen. It seems like military-wide personnel shortages are really hampering everyday operations. It sounds to me like this was a major factor in this accident too.
I wish I had all the answers but don't.
The only thing worse than being a SWO is being a nuke SWO.
I remember a SWO telling me about the massive cannibalization of parts from destroyers back in port to fix the ones going out. I was thinking, "You're talking about the US navy, right?"
Real guns have hammers.
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