Posted on 06/06/2017 6:18:40 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
The Navy's delayed new aircraft carrier is facing a morale crisis, it has been claimed, as sailors 'abandon ship' because they are bored.
In the last few weeks, around 21 sailors have quit aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth - the largest and most powerful warship ever built for the Royal Navy - amid claims morale has dropped "to an all-time low".
A "continuous line" of personnel are reportedly resigning from the £3.1 billion ship - which has not yet begun sea trials originally planned for the spring - because of "dull" conditions onboard.
Around 21 sailors are reported to have quit the HMS Queen Elizabeth in recent weeks CREDIT: ANDREW MILLIGAN/PA WIRE
It has been claimed sailors are being forced to work longer hours and weekends without rest and people aren't being released to go on resettlement courses prior to leaving the navy as they can't be replaced.
Sailors wishing to change jobs within the navy have also had applications to leave the ship declined and are therefore resigning from the force entirely to pursue careers elsewhere.
A retired commander said setbacks to projects onboard have impacted morale and said sailors' lives would be be "dull" and they will be "getting fed up and depressed" while living onboard in Rosyth, Scotland.
The resignations have led to senior officers on the ship, which has had a crew of 700 on board since May 2016, speaking with those quitting to find out why and what lessons can be learnt.
The impressive 65,000-ton carrier, capable of carrying up to 40 aircrafts, is due to begin sea trials this summer before it completes its first voyage to its home in Portsmouth, Hampshire, in autumn. It had been due to undertake sea trials in the spring.
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I thought ‘boredom’ was going to mean about 70% of the preferred jobs are now being done by computer or robotic systems. Having your transfer application denied w/o explanation can lead to intense frustration, which is very similar to boredom.
Too many females?
Females make everything cool seem childish.
Make em clean out that padeyes! THAT will make them enjoy their boredom!
You sir are a genius! Add to that lack of enough USB ports.
When the mission is not kill people and break things...
Bring back Rum and The Lash. I’m sure Sodomy is already present...
Argentina welcomes this news.
No one else has nuclear carriers.
A few others have nuclear subs.
European navies have never placed the importance on range that the USN does. They generally don’t have to worry about traversing the Pacific.
Nuclear surface ships are a joke and a waste of money. An exotic way to boil water. A conventional carrier has the exact same capabilities as a nuclear carrier.
All US full size carriers are nuclear.
A submarine that is non nuclear is not a full time submersible. WW 2 technology.
Same as it ever was.
Classic SNL
“Port of Call.....Bayonne, New Jersey........”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhioeOeOHsA
A 30 year fuel supply is not a waste of money. How much oil would be used on a giant carrier in 30 years.
The Cost-Effectiveness of Nuclear Power for Navy Surface Ships
My understanding was that nuclear powered USS carriers can go 5 years without refueling.
That right there would make it very different than a conventionally powered carrier.
Are there girls aboard this tub?
Are there girls aboard this tub?
Bring back the daily ration of rum.
The CVN is 50% more expensive to build. It requires MUCH more training for the crew. Port visits are a problem because nobody wants them. Knowing what I know about naval damage control, nuclear surface ships are suicide traps in wartime.
I read and understood every word . . . in the headline.
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