[My hearts in London - Everett]

"Today’s Navy has ten times as many Chiefs, E7-E8-E9, as it needs and it seems none of them are leaders. This has to be corrected....I want my Navy to be a meritocracy, not the mess it has apparently become."

My daughters, who are both IS2s, would totally agree with you and it's why they have both become disenchanted, disillusioned, disgusted with the Navy. They re-uped and have 3 years left. They're gone after that.

[fredhead]

I served 20 years in the Navy, retiring in 1998. I now provide technical assistance to the ships. I see where officers like this one are leading the Navy. And here is an example.....

One ship here, I won’t name which one, has a female CO. This CO is the ONLY one (and she’s not the CO of a CVN) that has a government sedan parked next to the brow to take her down the pier to her car in the parking lot.

I was working across the pier on another ship when I saw the sedan pull up and this CO got out in her PT gear.

Even the Admirals walk down the pier to the ships. This Captain has a sedan with a junior enlisted driver.

BTW, this is one of the most fouled up ships on the waterfront.