That ship is beat up and looks awful.
Maybe if the Navy spent more time on mission and less time and effort on diversity the leadership might do a little more thinking about the mission.
Relieving a whole bunch of barky era leadership would be a good start to reform.
100%
When I served we always had sailors removing signs of rust and painting; interior and exterior surfaces.
A boyhood friend of mine was on a carrier in Subic Bay. When assigned to painting the side, he and another guy were lowered on a platform to do the job. ...Something went wrong and they were dumped into the water. He said it was horrible because the water had raw sewage everywhere.