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Navy to Cut Jobs Amid Recession-Driven Sailor Surplus
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| July 08, 2011
| Justin Fishel
Posted on 07/08/2011 5:47:31 PM PDT by Doofer
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posted on
07/08/2011 5:47:33 PM PDT
by
Doofer
To: Doofer
It always seems they’re getting rid of extra seamen when a Democrat is in office.
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posted on
07/08/2011 5:53:12 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
("Si, se gimme!")
To: Doofer
Yes, get rid of your trained cadre to make room for the new gay recruits.
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posted on
07/08/2011 5:55:42 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: Doofer
^^^firing low-ranking petty officers^^^
Therefore weakening the pool of future Chiefs.
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:07:48 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
(It's not eat drink and be merry because tommow we die, but rather because yesterday we were dead.)
To: Gamecock
what are they supposed to do?...its an economic nightmare out there for everybody......govt’s have got to control costs just like anybody else, or at least they’re supposed to....
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:10:14 PM PDT
by
cherry
To: Doofer
If I was one of these 3000, I’d start screaming that they threw me out because I was “gay” and then sue the bastards.
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:10:51 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(When the going gets tough, the tough check themselves into "rehab".)
To: Doofer
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:15:12 PM PDT
by
iowamark
To: Doofer
Deja vu Jimmy Carter all over again. 1978-1980 the Navy was almost paralyzed due to the severe lack of middle grade NCO’s.
To: VeniVidiVici
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:17:05 PM PDT
by
AndrewB
(FUBO)
To: Doofer
I left the army in the 1973/1974 recession.
At the time my army buddies and leadership thought it was insane, but it worked out.
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:17:45 PM PDT
by
ansel12
(America has close to India population of 1950s, India has 1,200,000,000 people now. Quality of Life?)
To: cherry
Good point.
Let’s destroy the future leadership, the very ones who are responsible for multi-million dollar weapons systems. We’ll recoup the money when they don’t have the proper people operating and maintaining those systems.
Or just maybe we could cut the programs the current administration started that worsened the current mess, the very ones that he wants to pour more money into. All while firing a few junior enlisted Sailors who make maybe 35K a year.
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:20:52 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
(It's not eat drink and be merry because tommow we die, but rather because yesterday we were dead.)
To: Doofer
Thank you for your service to our country. Now, get out.
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:21:46 PM PDT
by
1raider1
To: Doofer
3000 sailors is not going to produce any relevant savings. Let a large carrier sit one of two days in port and the savings would be the same.
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:21:54 PM PDT
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: Doofer
Because of the poor economy none of the branches of service have had any trouble filling their recruitment quotas for the past few years.
For those of you were in the service long ago, the pay has increased dramatically. In the Navy, there is little danger if you are not a pilot, SEAL or corpsman (corpse man to Obama), there isn't much danger. The Navy fought its last major sea battle in 1945.
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:22:57 PM PDT
by
bwc2221
To: Gamecock
Precisely. Dispose of the enlisted, and keep the officers no matter how worthless some of them are. Some things never change.
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:25:48 PM PDT
by
Prole
(Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
To: PAR35
What does Obama care. They aren’t union workers...
To: 1raider1
Thank you for your service to our country. Now, get out. Retired from the Navy nearly 10 years ago.
What I find sad is that they're going to kick guys out who more than likely would stay in, who will be left high and dry with little or no job prospects in this lousy economy.
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:30:27 PM PDT
by
Doofer
To: Prole
Back after the VN war, officers were dumped by the boat load (no pun intended), especially pilots and RIO’s if memory serves me right.
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:31:22 PM PDT
by
doc1019
(You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.)
To: Doofer
Those 3,000 laid off will have high priority in the new Internal Revenue employees in a few years (30-40,000).
Their job will be to make sure you buy health care insurance. Yep, the brown shirts are coming.
Don't believe me? Check out how Pelosi said today she is going to guarantee 400,000 new jobs. Damn scary.
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:40:12 PM PDT
by
AGreatPer
(Support the troops. Every Friday night at Walter Reed.)
To: Doofer
Unfortunately, this move may lead to more homeless veterans.
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posted on
07/08/2011 6:42:27 PM PDT
by
NY Attitude
(Make love not war but be prepared for either.)
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