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Skilled Sailor Shortage Scuttles At-Sea Maintenance
How a sailor shortage is crippling ship maintenance at sea Story by Diana Correll The Navy’s manning shortages are curbing the service’s ability to repair its ships while at sea, according to a watchdog report released Monday. Sixty-three percent of executive officers – a ship’s second-in-command – surveyed reported that insufficient manning made it “moderately […]
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro runs afoul of Hatch Act
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro previously mentioned that military work and politics shouldn’t be mixed. Del Toro stressed that the Department of the Navy is an apolitical body. However, in January this year, while on official government business, he switched into “campaign mode” while speaking of the need for Joe Biden to have a second […]
Navy Recruiting Soars!
Go Navy! Despite increased focus on recruiting and introducing several innovative programs to include increasing the maximum age of enlistment to 41 and easing restrictions on entrance exam scores, the Navy missed every recruitment goal in FY 23. Big Navy fell short by nearly 7500 enlisted sailors, with only 30,236 enlistments of its 37,700 target. […]
Navy Sailor detained in Venezuela
Venezuelan law enforcement detained a U.S. Navy Sailor. According to the Pentagon, the Sailor was not authorized to be in Venezuela, neither through leave nor through official travel. This Sailor apparently traveled to Venezuela for personal purposes. From Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy sailor has been detained in Venezuela after traveling there […]
Senior US Admiral suggests American ships could escort Filipino ships in South China Sea
China’s navy, coast guard, and naval militia operate throughout the South China Sea. The Chinese Communist Party arbitrarily marked the “extended Chinese territory” with a “nine dash line”. In addition to bringing China within reach of other countries in that area, China claims islands belonging in the economic zones of other Asian countries. China’s navy, […]
Navy Sets the Bar
USS Pierre LCS-38 Low. SWO Boss: 75-Warship Readiness Goal Remains a Work in Progress Gidget Fuentes Eighteen months into its two-year, data-based maintenance plan, the Navy hasn’t yet reached its target to have 75 of its warships as mission capable and prepared to deploy at any time, Naval Surface Forces leaders told reporters. “It’s a […]
Navy Sailor attempted to access Joe Biden’s record
A Navy Sailor attempted to leverage his access to medical records to locate Joe Biden’s medical records. However, he was unsuccessful. He plugged Joseph Biden’s name into the health system’s electronic health database for the military. He was disciplined for making that attempt. From USA Today: The sailor, assigned to the Navy’s Medicine Readiness and […]
Vice Admiral Chebi, “I Bet Your Life.”
V-22 Osprey One of the smarter things NAVAIR did was to implement an Aviation Safety Management System. Part of the new practice was a concept called the “No Vote” where anyone involved in a flight evolution who perceived a safety concern should speak up immediately without fear of retribution. The evolution is then paused and […]
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