[cva66snipe]

I'll add another to this as being a downgrade. Going to an all nuke carrier and submarine propulsion system then downsizing was a mistake. IF in the event we went to war there is a serious issue of replacement crew training. You can take an average guy off the street and in 18 months or less have a competent and experienced conventional propulsion plant operator. The nuke will just be finishing up school in a few months after that and still have never done a day onboard ship or sub.

We need to turn out some diesel subs fast and train the crews. We need to expand the Nuke sub program afterward.

At a minimum we need two conventional carriers built on the knowledge obtained from SINKEX of CV 66 as a new class conventional. Again this is a matter of addressing mass causalities and training replacements fast.

Last thing and important. We need another carrier shipbuilder located somewhere besides Tidewater Ops area. Our current carriers also need to be dispersed to places like Mayport or build at least one berth in another city besides Norfolk, Virginia. Rosie Roads perhaps? Never place all your eggs in one basket and NEVER berth 4-5 carriers in a row at the same base.

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Your tagline is cousins with mine ...

[USNBandit]

In a pinch couldn’t you pull nuke qualified sailors from the swap out crews on the Ohio class boats?