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2021-07-14 -Great Cultural Revolution
'Every officer is up to speed on diversity training. Not so much ship handling': Scathing official report finds US Navy is not fit for war because of risk averse, politically correct, control-freak top brass
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Posted by Skidmark 2021-07-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 Officers selected and promoted in a peacetime bureaucratic system rather than based upon wartime performance as we've been at war for 20 years. This is what 'equity' gets you. War is not fair or equitable.
Posted by Procopius2k 2021-07-14 06:41||   2021-07-14 06:41|| Front Page Top

#2 this is just about the surface navy

perhaps things are nearly as bad in the submarine fleet and naval air
Posted by Lord Garth 2021-07-14 09:58||   2021-07-14 09:58|| Front Page Top

#3 I've heard generally similar stories from recently retired Air Force friends and family. (Obviously not 'ship-handling' but loss of mission focus in favor of social focus.)
Posted by Glenmore 2021-07-14 10:27||   2021-07-14 10:27|| Front Page Top

#4 And yes, that's why the retirements.
Posted by Glenmore 2021-07-14 10:27||   2021-07-14 10:27|| Front Page Top

#5 I think what is important here is that the different crew duty colors on Aircraft Carriers are not racist.
Posted by swksvolFF 2021-07-14 14:35||   2021-07-14 14:35|| Front Page Top

#6 ^-- don't forget the head and shower facilities to accomodate all 346+ genders.
Posted by CrazyFool 2021-07-14 17:29||   2021-07-14 17:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Navy is literally European Colonialism.
Posted by swksvolFF 2021-07-14 17:37||   2021-07-14 17:37|| Front Page Top

#8 Bowline is discriminatory against those who don't know to say bo-line or b-owe line.

Head is so sexist I can't even.

Why can't they do the Choose Your Own Adventure PE Course like the more illuminated Air Force? Not everyone is good at swimming or needs to know how. Not like we they aren't going to have Rachel Lavine vests, right?
Posted by swksvolFF 2021-07-14 17:45||   2021-07-14 17:45|| Front Page Top

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