Hell's up with the US Navy? Another ship collision. 10 sailors missing.
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Originally Posted by
Dantheman
Well, the rest of us, who are not psychopaths, would much prefer that we avoid a major war, thanks.
The consensus seems to be that the fucking is not the problem, it's the rampant raping. Rampant raping that often punishes the raped more severely than the rapist. Fixing the military's rape problem would probably do a lot to improve morale. Not fighting bullshit wars would help a lot, too.
And what a great solution you have. Mix up the ranks some more. Send some to jail, some to maternity leave, and hope our state of readiness is intact.
I wonder how that would have worked on Iwo when men couldn't afford to take a shit in fear of being bayoneted by a jap in a spider hole, so they shat their pants for a month. Fighting an enemy where 99% were willing to die and did die.
Man I hope we never go to war again.
Hell's up with the US Navy? Another ship collision. 10 sailors missing.
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Originally Posted by
neufox47
Ask the Russians. They had women in combat in WWII. Seemed to be an asset against the best Germany had to offer.
When the enemy is within spitting distance of your town, and you're all eating shoe leather, you can send whoever you want out as infantry.
I, on the other hand, would prefer to avoid that predicament.
Plenty of combat positions woman are well suited for, putting them in Frontline Infantry platoons with other men, is not a good idea in my opinion.
Hell's up with the US Navy? Another ship collision. 10 sailors missing.
Hi everyone. I am actually on the bridge of my ship typing this. We are tied to a dock, not underway.
The Gcaptain article from a few years ago hits on what most professional sailors/ seaman agree on, CNO sends SWO's out ill prepared. I have worked alongside dozens of active duty SWO's. 99 % of them would be fine if they were better trained. IMO the USN should continue to move towards hybrid crews for Warships. I operated in the sulu sea on a very low profile mission that supported JSOTF-P. We had 120-130 Active duty and 40 civilians. We had UAV's, boats and helos. Worked with all sorts of assets operating there. It was a beautiful thing while it lasted. Efficient and effective. We were the test platform for Afloat Forward Sea Basing. The most recent collision with the McCain appears to be mechanical failure. Who knows. It is very common for ships there to run 4 wide as they funnel into the TSS( traffic separation scheme) often as close as 0.2 nm between each vessel. As tragic as these incidents are, this recent one could be unrelated to the bigger issue of the existing culture of promotion driven career paths as stated in the GCaptain article I mostly agree with. I would be happy to answer any questions for the next couple hours. I get relieved at 0600 texas time.