Skip to comments.
Metallurgist admits faking steel-test results for Navy subs
Miami Herald ^
Posted on 11/08/2021 5:29:01 PM PST by ameribbean expat
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 ... 101-117 next last
With friends like Elaine...
To: ameribbean expat
Her actions put thousands at risk. maximum jail sentence not minimum.
2
posted on
11/08/2021 5:30:34 PM PST
by
BipolarBob
(I had to change my homepage because it was embellished somewhat. Apologies to all.)
To: ameribbean expat
We used to shoot saboteurs in this country.
L
3
posted on
11/08/2021 5:31:53 PM PST
by
Lurker
(Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
To: ameribbean expat
Holy moly, this is massive. Potentially multi-billion dollar issue.
4
posted on
11/08/2021 5:32:56 PM PST
by
Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: ameribbean expat
She suggested that in some cases she changed the tests to passing grades because she thought it was “stupid” that the Navy required the tests to be conducted at negative-100 degrees Fahrenheit (negative-73.3 degrees Celsius).
To: ameribbean expat
What would motivate this kind of falsification? Laziness? Unreasonable production demands? Ignorance? All of the above? When manufacturing for the US Military, short cuts and sloppy work will get you in trouble.
6
posted on
11/08/2021 5:34:47 PM PST
by
Fester Chugabrew
(No nation that sanctions the wholesale slaughter of its unborn citizens is fit to endure.)
To: ameribbean expat
How in the world could the Navy end up putting all its faith in one single metallurgist on an issue this big? That sounds like a total failure of the command structure on the engineering side.
7
posted on
11/08/2021 5:34:48 PM PST
by
Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: ameribbean expat
We often give China crap for their shoddy standards. Their concrete is bad. Their steel is bad. We tell ourselves that our quality is so much higher.
Well, we cheat too.
8
posted on
11/08/2021 5:35:10 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Alec Baldwin has killed more people than the Jan 6 protesters. And he will serve less jail time.)
To: ameribbean expat
Her days on the street should be over > IMO.
9
posted on
11/08/2021 5:35:16 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(Democrats, fixing things that haven't been broken, so they don't work, for over 197 years.)
To: Fester Chugabrew
What would motivate this kind of falsification? Laziness? Unreasonable production demands? Ignorance
see post 5
To: BipolarBob
“Her actions put thousands at risk. maximum jail sentence not minimum.”
I wonder if the “max safe depth” on the subs (which is no doubt classified) has been reduced over this. I suppose that they have kept tags of these metals, can retest them, and take appropriate steps as needed.
11
posted on
11/08/2021 5:35:38 PM PST
by
The Antiyuppie
(When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
To: Lurker
We used to shoot saboteurs in this country.
^^^^
This
12
posted on
11/08/2021 5:36:19 PM PST
by
HombreSecreto
(The life of a repo man is always intense)
To: Fester Chugabrew
What would motivate this kind of falsification? Laziness? Unreasonable production demands? Ignorance? All of the above? When manufacturing for the US Military, short cuts and sloppy work will get you in trouble. "Women's intuition," maybe. Which is what females call it when their egos get out of control.
13
posted on
11/08/2021 5:36:57 PM PST
by
Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: Fester Chugabrew
Her corporate bosses would be my guess.
14
posted on
11/08/2021 5:37:10 PM PST
by
dblshot
To: ameribbean expat
Sentence her to 25 years alone, in one of her subs.
15
posted on
11/08/2021 5:37:47 PM PST
by
Fireone
(When they pry them from my cold, dead, unvaccinated hands.)
To: ameribbean expat
She needs to be put in front of a firing squad.
16
posted on
11/08/2021 5:37:57 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Fester Chugabrew
After 25 years in the defense industry, sometimes scientists think government specifications are silly. Sometimes they are, but you do the work anyway.
To: Fester Chugabrew
What would motivate this kind of falsification? Laziness? Unreasonable production demands? Ignorance? All of the above? Maybe she is a Communist.
18
posted on
11/08/2021 5:38:57 PM PST
by
Mark17
(USAF ATCer, Retired. Father of USAF pilot. ATCers & pilots, the quintessential elements of aviation)
To: Fester Chugabrew
I’m thinking these are huge, expensive castings and nobody in the plant wanted to send them to the scrap melt. Be interesting to see how much they are under spec.
19
posted on
11/08/2021 5:38:58 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(Let's Go Brandon!)
To: ameribbean expat
This reminds me of the John Glenn quote. When asked how he felt sitting on top of the rocket before launch, he supposedly said: “I felt exactly how you would feel if you were getting ready to launch and knew you were sitting on top of 2 million parts — all built by the lowest bidder on a government contract.’”
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 ... 101-117 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson