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'We allowed standards to drop': US Navy admits it is using under-trained sailors and uncertified ships

2017-09-11

Follow-up to Besoeker of 2017-09-08:

- Navy Admiral William Moran gave testimony about two warship accidents

- Moran said budget constraints and hectic pace of operations no excuse

- Accidents involving the USS John S. McCain in August and the USS Fitzgerald in June resulted in the deaths of 17 sailors

- Moran urged congress during his testimony to stop providing defense budgets by way of stopgap measures

- Wide-ranging investigation found that more than a third of warships based in Japan had expired certifications
Four Navy vessels have been involved in accidents this year in the Pacific

- Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, a three-star officer, was relieved of duty after the McCain crash

Posted by:Anomalous Sources

#6 #3 But I'm sure all personnel have their "diversity training" certificates, LGBTQWTF sensitivity awareness, and all of the 307 new pronouns (with more on the way!) down pat, right?
Posted by: PBMcL 2017-09-11 01:14

...If just ONE sailor implicated in either one of these incidents turns out to be under trained (or not trained at all) but they're 100% up to date on their Social Actions training, then people need to go to jail for gundecking the training, and SECNAV needs to take the opportunity to shut down the stupidity - "People are dead and ships are crippled because we can't get our priorities straight. Once we've done that, we can talk about social actions."

Would be nice, but not sure it's even possible now.

Mike

Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2017-09-11 09:05

#5 ^^^^^^^^^
And watch out for that ship!

Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-09-11 07:24

#4 This turns the ship. This makes it go faster. Let's see if you guys can get to Japan using the GPS. Just keep it on the blue line.

Posted by: gorb 2017-09-11 04:29

#3 But I'm sure all personnel have their "diversity training" certificates, LGBTQWTF sensitivity awareness, and all of the 307 new pronouns (with more on the way!) down pat, right?

Posted by: PBMcL 2017-09-11 01:14

#2 Have you seen what they have to work with?f

Posted by: Skidmark 2017-09-11 00:58

#1 Navy leadership has to step up and tell when the Navy is being compromised by serious problems. No matter what the personal consequences.

Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-09-11 00:30

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