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| USS McCain collision ultimately caused by UI confusion |
| 2017-11-07 |
| Posted by:Bright Pebbles |
| #7 Sounds like the bridge crew was as confused as the ship's namesake.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-11-07 21:58 |
| #6 Not really all that comfortable with readiness status of our military. If every one of our sailors (and I doubt the issue is exclusive to the USN) aren't trained well enough to manage their charges and charglings in their sleep, how will they perform under the pressure of warfare? |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2017-11-07 21:34 |
| #5 The DVD that was supposed to be watched was titled "Try Not To Touch The Bottom Today". |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2017-11-07 18:25 |
| #4 AlanC, the best was from "The Bedford Incident", "We won't fire one til they fire one!" "Fire One, AYE!" |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2017-11-07 16:27 |
| #3 Now that's scary. IIRC those ships have guns and missiles, what happens when someone screws up the controls for those? I'm flashing on that scene from "Independence Day" where Randy Quaid pushes the wrong button and launches a missile while on the ground. "I picked the wrong day to quit drinking." |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-11-07 08:01 |
| #2 Many, many occasions training OP teams in new tech when the senior troops didn’t bother with the lectures, material, tests or lab. Didn’t want to play the common man I guess. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-11-07 08:00 |
| #1 According to other reports, some of these COMMISSIONED guys went to sea without actual training, but with DVDs they were supposed to watch. Can a sailor reject a deployment if the guys steering the boat don't know how to steer the boat? |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2017-11-07 06:41 |