It would seem I am not the only that thinks so.
Who has strong feelings about the Navy’s declining emphasis on operational proficiency and training to do important things. Some better men than me are saying much the same thing. The obsession with...
View Article40 years come and gone.
Today being May the 12th is a double anniversary for me. First, it is Mother’s Day and thus a poignant reminder to me that my mother has been gone for almost 11 years now. When she was with us, I was...
View ArticleI’m a trendsetter!
Eight years ago, I wrote a series of posts regarding the Navy’s imbalance in its flag officer community. The problem then, as it is now, is that the Navy has too many flag officers. It has more flag...
View ArticleThink you used enough dynamite there, Butch?
Some days you just have to shake your head and cry. “So, what’s it going to take to contain this problem, guys?“ “Go talk to the crew and insult them and tell them that looking good in DC is more...
View ArticleSupervisory error
Ok, it has been a few days between the events surrounding USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). There has been a lot posted about the decision made to fire the CO, CAPT Crozier. To be blunt, a lot of those...
View ArticleStop the presses!
Work has been a bit of a nuisance this week. It’s kept me from getting to a lengthy post I am working on about our boy, the orange monster.But in the meantime, you can take some time to read about the...
View ArticleNothing short of a crime.
Amidst all of the recent political news in the United States, a few Navy related headlines from defense trade papers may have escaped your attention. However, you really should pay attention to them....
View ArticleFollow up
A follow up to my post from yesterday on the Navy’s incredibly hellish OPTEMPO. An article appeared on the US Naval Institute Web site by a LTJG who is currently “living the dream” that is the Navy’s...
View ArticleBe careful what you wish for….
For you may surely get it.This morning, on my way into work, I heard a story on NPR about the Congressional effort by Kirsten Gillibrand to pass legislation to take the power of prosecuting sexual...
View ArticleWill the Navy learn the lessons it needs to?
Despite all the blowback from folks in certain circles and the continued whining of the surgeaholics, I remain firm in my conviction that getting the hell out of Afghanistan was the right thing to do....
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