Posted on 03/17/2011 9:35:56 AM PDT by Sancho1984
CHENNAI: "I have a mostly male crew. They're not old, but they're not young either," says commander of the USS Decatur, Shanti Sethi, in her blog, Adventures in Paradise. When her ship docked in Chennai on Wednesday, Shanti Sethi, an American of Indian descent, became the first female commander of a US naval vessel to visit the country.
The port call of USS Decatur, a destroyer armed with surface-to-air missiles and anti-submarine rockets, is part of the US effort "to demonstrate commitment to regional partners" and promote bilateral relations. It comes close on the heels of another visit by a US ship, the USNS Safeguard, a salvage class vessel, which visited Port Blair in January 2011.
Serving in the US Navy since 1994, Sethi took over the command of USS Decatur in 2010 and leads a predominantly male crew. But her blog suggests that she enjoys an easy camaraderie with them. It even has pictures of her moments after being "doused by a bucketfull of water during yesterday's fresh water wash of the ship" and experimenting with recipes in the ship's kitchen. A native of Reno, Nevada, Sethi describes herself as a "half Indian" with an American mother. She's a graduate from Norwich University with a degree in international affairs.
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Warfighting subject matter experts who know what we are talking about. Tell me the difference without doing any research between the Mk13 and Mk26 missile launchers for the US Navy?
“For security reasons I cannot tell you anything.”
BS flag up!
Even if you got out yesterday, there are stories you could tell, if you had any.
Jane’s has advertisements from the folks who built the Decatur’s electronics, for crying out loud! There is a LOT of info that is unclassified, and open source. I used to know a USAF 2nd Lieutenant who briefed the fighter pilots at Nellis AFB. His briefing always were unclassified, from open source. Same content as the classified briefings, just different sources.
The Maginot line would prevent a war.
The only way to fight trench warfare was to send more soldier than the enemy has bullets.
Japanese don't have good pilots because the have no sense of balance
Savages living in caves can't attack the American continent.
etc., etc., etc.
It's always a judgement call based on experience.
By definition, experience cannot account for new factors.
Threat data is classified and you being ex-military should know it.
BTW, I do appreciate you discussing this with your colleagues and getting a crosscheck/reality check.
“Warfighting subject matter experts who know what we are talking about. Tell me the difference without doing any research between the Mk13 and Mk26 missile launchers for the US Navy?”
If I needed to know, I’d ask my brother, who used to maintain that sort of equipment. And the tech specs will be available somewhere, if he can’t talk to me about them. Happens I know damm few military officers know all the details of the equipment they use. Most just need to know what they can do with it, very few NEED to now the specifications. That is why they have NCO’s. In the Navy, the CPO will have the info, or know who has it. I used to be one the folks preparing the briefing for the USAF, and frequently giving them. And I’ve spent a lot of time comparing notes with other service NCO’s, including my brother.
The only thing that has changed in warfare since Sargon the Great is the technology. And all that means is that some folks no longer have to get all sweaty to kill someone.
I have no problem with women serving on ships if they choose to do so. I work with women who were nuclear propulsion officers on aircraft carriers and I have great respect for the responsibility of their position and their technical competence which is outstanding. Our Navy trained them very well and I have great respect for their patriotism and service to our nation. But we see being CO a much different story.
LOL
True you don’t have to get sweaty but the speed issue and knowing how to use it is what is highly critical. Fighting at sea is like an airplane. It is a combination of knowing what the platform can do, what the weapons can do and when to use them in not alot of time.
“Threat data is classified and you being ex-military should know it.”
Threat data is classified only if you get it from classified sources. The SAME info is available in unclassified form somewhere. If you know how to get it, you don’t have to classify it.
I produced classified and unclassified briefings, often with the same info. Only difference being who provided the info.
MOST intelligence is gathered from open sources.
And if you’re military, you should know that, too.
>>>Adventures in Paradise<<<
Rings a bell, that’s how old I am! LOL
Back in a minute.
Yep, here’s the ancient TV series:
Gardner McKay as Captain Adam Troy in Adventures in Paradise
Go search the archives its there.
You got nothing.
Yes but they can also tell you the content of the briefings are classified too and that is what I was briefed with.
I am not searching for it, its here you go find. Your attitude is the reason I am resisting to do it. Are you afraid to find out what I’m telling you is true?
Yes. And women can do it just as well as men.
Truth the USAF learned from Vietnam. The fighter pilots who survived their first ten missions had a very good chance of surviving the 100 missions they had to complete to go home. That is why the USAF does the Red Flag exercises. To give their pilots the closest thing they could to those first ten missions. And they pay for it in blood and treasure. Realistic training kills. And it breaks equipment.
The Navy knows that, as well, it's why they have their Top Gun. And I used to work with the the Lt. Commander who filmed the air-to-air combat scenes in the movie of that name.
Watch the credits for Lt. Commander Heatley’s name. Heater was a very knowledgeable pilot. Hope he still is, but I was a SSgt then, and I've been a retired Master Sergeant for over 13 now.
I agree with you on pilots but a warship is a different story. BTW Heatley did an oustanding job for that movie.
No its there. I don’t like your attitude plain and simple.
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