[TheArizona]

Can we stop naming warships after people? It used to be only dead people. Now we name carriers after living people. Before 2017, we will probably have a U.S.S Barry Soetero and/or a U.S.S Barack Hussein Obama.

I prefer we stick to cities and states and persona names.

[TheArizona]

I prefer we stick to cities and states and NON persona names.

[Always A Marine]

Destroyers have always been named after people, cruisers after cities, battleships after states and carriers after battles. Now, attack subs are named after cities as cruisers are being phased out, missile subs are named after states as the new "capital" ships, light carriers are named after battles, and big carriers are named after presidents. The Navy has its traditions.

All that said, I agree with you about about naming things after living people. The honoree should always be deceased and therefore unable to bring dishonor to or gain advantage from the naming.

[dfwgator]

Oh, it’s only going to get worse, much worse....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/26/uss-harvey-milk-navy-ship_n_1456486.html