I was not in the Navy, so I will defer to anyone who understand the chain of command or carrier operations.
We do know that these 5000 people live in very close quarters. I imagine viruses spread quickly all the time aboard ship. We also know this particular disease has a very limited affect on the young and health (ie. sailors). large ships like this do have functioning hospitals and doctors, do they not?
why not simply test everyone onboard regularly, to track the spread? Bring on enough HCQ and Azt to treat everyone, whether they show symptoms or not. Make everyone wear masks. Clean the ship regularly. Even bring a aboard some extra ventilators and nurses, just in case. Then in a few weeks, test everyone for antibody formation - they would provide invaluable information to the CDC and the rest of the nation.
I am just amazed how easily America’s largest, most expensive weapons system has been neutralized by a virus - and deep-state politics. What kind of message does that send to our enemies?
“why not simply test everyone onboard regularly, to track the spread? “
In his letter he specifically opposed that and said testing is useless.
Back in the day... crabs
One Guy and the Ship was infected ... we dealt with it and beat his ass.
Sunshine