Nice response. What did I post that wasn’t true? Ignoring the facts will get sailors killed.
“Sorry, but that simply is not true. Half the Navy’s aircraft are not air worthy and the DDG’s can’t go to sea without running into lumbering cargo ships. Over a third of the carriers are down for maintenance. Good news is that the number at sea is up from two years ago. Cruisers are being retired and staffing levels are critical in most classifications. It will take decades to undo )’s impact on the Navy.”
1. Yes, it is true that today’s navy is far more combat capable. More reach and far more deadly.
2. Every carrier that goes to sea does so with a full complement of combat ready aircraft. And the other 1/2 of that are not ready are in maintenance, refit or training, as they always have been.
3. We have ALWAYS had a 3rd of Carriers out for maintenance and refit.
4. We have about 70 DDGs and they are at sea regularly. 3 were involved in collision due to derelict captains.
5. We decommissioned 5 of the 27 Ticonderoga CGs. They rest will remain in service until they are replaced with bigger, more capable Burke Flight III DDGs.
In fact, the only thing you posted that was true, is for this Navy to be as good as it SHOULD be, it will take years to fix it, NOT decades.
As I said before, you don’t know what you are talking about.