[A Navy Vet]

"After reading about the deadly Fitzgerald and John S McCain collisions, and this mess, I think the Navy has a bunch of bad equipment and improperly trained leadership."

Yes. However, what I've read it was more attributed to poor leadership and training. One was due to the OOD having some pissy fit with the CIC commander - both women. I read the other one was due to faulty radar and a lack of topside lookouts.

In my Navy, neither would have happened.

[dsc]

“In my Navy, neither would have happened.”

They abolished Surface Warfare Officer School. That’s like the medical profession abolishing med school.