Today’s Sailors don’t have to worry about death by enemy fire. They have a much higher probability of death by falling through a rust patch to the deck below.
This is not a partisan political thing.
The Navy has been going downhill in quality for a very long time now. An embarrassing near collision in San Diego a few weeks ago. Several actual collisions in recent years. The Fat Leonard Scandal and numerous other scandals.
Just extremely sad.
And the Navy has suspended high year tenure in an effort to keep literally anybody they can on duty.
In the late 70’s there was a Newsweek cover of some rag bag soldiers in the field in Europe. They were in partial uniform, smoking pot and essentially out of control with no military bearing. General Meyer was the incoming Army Chief of Staff. General Meyer cleaned house in the Army. Drug screens, emphasis on discipline and order. Enforcement of standards of conduct. It looks like the Navy needs a good house cleaning.
