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When I see a Navy ship she usually has great streaks of rust running down her sides. This is not something I remember from times past. Environmentally friendly paint or poor maintenance or both? Ive been on ships for years, there is a constant battle against rust but when you see it coming through the scuppers the battle is being lost.

Could it be the Navy needs a lot less social crusading and high priced biofuel and a lot more paint, chipping, scraping, general maintenance and training?

When I see a Navy ship she usually has great streaks of rust running down her sides. This is not something I remember from times past. Environmentally friendly paint or poor maintenance or both? Ive been on ships for years, there is a constant battle against rust but when you see it coming through the scuppers the battle is being lost.

Could it be the Navy needs a lot less social crusading and high priced biofuel and a lot more paint, chipping, scraping, general maintenance and training?

We had side cleaners working from the day we pulled into home port till the day before pulling out. Ships Bosun kept lots of it I don't remember a shortage LOL. You're right the social engineering and environmental fuels etc needs to be ended. As for more paint, scraping, general maintenance, and training? It takes a congress willing to alot funding for that purpose. The 0-6 and below level of the chain of command can put in request, approve training request junior officers and NCO put in. But when obtaining this is obstructed at The Pentagon level what can they do?

When I see a Navy ship she usually has great streaks of rust running down her sides. This is not something I remember from times past. Environmentally friendly paint or poor maintenance or both? Ive been on ships for years, there is a constant battle against rust but when you see it coming through the scuppers the battle is being lost.

Could it be the Navy needs a lot less social crusading and high priced biofuel and a lot more paint, chipping, scraping, general maintenance and training?

We had side cleaners working from the day we pulled into home port till the day before pulling out. Ships Bosun kept lots of it I don't remember a shortage LOL. You're right the social engineering and environmental fuels etc needs to be ended. As for more paint, scraping, general maintenance, and training? It takes a congress willing to alot funding for that purpose. The 0-6 and below level of the chain of command can put in request, approve training request junior officers and NCO put in. But when obtaining this is obstructed at The Pentagon level what can they do?