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2024-08-25 -Land of the Free

Navy to sideline 17 vessels due to manpower shortage, operating crews will be redistributed: report

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-08-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11141 views ] Top

#1 They're slitting the fleet's throat - one of the few advantages we still have is our ability to keep the fleet supplied and fighting at the far end of nowhere. We give that up, especially in the Pacific, and we're back to the first six months of WWII.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2024-08-25 07:18|| 2024-08-25 07:18|| Front Page Top

#2 They're slitting the fleet's throat

And the "throat" of Taiwan, but perhaps that is the plan.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-08-25 07:25|| 2024-08-25 07:25|| Front Page Top

Wilmore ant Williams to undertake extensive DoD logistics capabilities study.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-08-25 07:29|| 2024-08-25 07:29|| Front Page Top

#4 DOD Shortages

The MAGA types don't trust anything about the O'Biden run DOD. Then we have the O'Biden supporting Smartphone Generation, it would rather View and than Do.

Posted by NN2N1 2024-08-25 07:44|| 2024-08-25 07:44|| Front Page Top

#5 The Army stressed that it is not asking current soldiers to leave

Unless you are straight and white cause you are the source of every problem in society and inherently racist.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-08-25 09:26|| 2024-08-25 09:26|| Front Page Top

#6 The Navy is the worst of the services. On patrol a doctor told me that after a sub refueling, 90% of the crew was married. After two patrols only 10% were married. A fast attack can be out of home port over 200 days. Kids today do not know how to work!

Posted by Old Salty 2024-08-25 14:25|| 2024-08-25 14:25|| Front Page Top

#7 One reason why those 'we need more ships' analysis types are a problem is that we can't provide the personnel to keep the ships operating.

We are going to need ships which require very small crews as well as all kinds of quasi autonomous devices to guard the ship and project offense.

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-08-25 19:31|| 2024-08-25 19:31|| Front Page Top

#8 We are going to need ships which require very small crews as well as all kinds of quasi autonomous devices to guard the ship and project offense.

The problem with quasi-autonomous is little or no damage control. That takes personnel.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-08-25 19:54|| 2024-08-25 19:54|| Front Page Top

#9 How about increased pay/stature-respect/less DEI?

Or is that unpossible?

Posted by Frank G 2024-08-25 20:12|| 2024-08-25 20:12|| Front Page Top

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