Posted on 11/28/2015 12:36:40 PM PST by markomalley
Edited on 11/28/2015 12:42:31 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
The Navy faces a crisis on the near horizon with too few ships, tired sailors and emerging global threats, leaving the Pentagon with no easy choices, a new study concludes.
The main problem facing the Navy and Marine Corps is "that demand for naval forces exceeds the supply they can sustainably deliver," according to the report from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) released Nov. 18.
(Excerpt) Read more at stripes.com ...
See my post at #17. Gritty pretty much was on the right track.
And what is it about changing to this bizarre blue camo?
When it is Man Overboard wearing that crap, it is a given you aren’t going to be easily found.
Bunch of damned mental midgets.
Interesting and demonstrates how hard it is to track the so-called stimulus money. If the GOP had a pair (and a clue) they would have capitalized on this. However, I am sure the GOPe got a few crumbs so they said nothing and nothing tells the story of what is wrong with this government more than that statement.
My kids have to pay for the unaffordable and unsustainable programs of today - we don’t have politicians or leaders - we have a bunch of thieves.
Right. It isn’t the military or the US Navy that is breaking the financial back of this country.
It is the taxation and redistribution of wealth through entitlements and boondoggles like this stimulus. Well, at least a boondoggle usually has some ill-conceived plan.
The stimulus was never, ever intended for anything like even an ill-conceived plan. It was handing out money to political friends. That’s it.
Thomas L. Wilkerson
Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Naval Institute, Beach Hall
291 Wood Road
Annapolis, MD 21402
Retired Colonel McKay is on firm ground when he finds comfort in the discussions to date about federal law §654 Policy Concerning Homosexuality and Eliminating DADT, because you have not allowed essays or letters offering substantive information or posing difficult arguments. The Senior Chief is correct in observing that arguments so far are limited to a false dichotomy about social experimentation supported by emotional expositions.
However, such is your clear intent. You failed to respond to the letter and attachments I sent the Proceedings last month. You failed to publish any of my letters, which provide the substantive arguments people of intellectual courage need to engage in meaningful discussions. I wonder how many other letters like mine you need to suppress now that you have been cooped to the homosexual agenda?
In preparing my own letters to USNI, I discovered the Institute published about a dozen articles from December 1992 through April 1993 the last time service of gays in the military was a prominent issue for discussion. This time there have been only three. I would say the current debate inclusive of August and September letters more properly belongs on the editorial page of a local paper.
This time I sent the letter both first class and certified, which is the method courts accept to begin a foreclosure proceeding. At least this way I will have the satisfaction of a legally defined response.
Attachments:
Letter to Paul Merziak
Letter to Editorial Staff RE: Taking Sides: Repealing âDonât Ask, Donât Tell
Comment to post concerning Taking Sides: Repealing âDonât Ask, Donât Tell
IOW, Obama’s plan is working as he expected.
Den we’s gotta pay dis guy a visit knowwhatI’mtalkin about? My wife keeps askin’ me “Where is da money?’’ “When will you have the money?’’ And so on and so forth....
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Obama’s been President 7 years and his plan to shrink and destroy the military from within is in full bloom. Ask him why the Navy is so overworked.
Man overboard, port side. All engines stop. Left full rudder.
While there's not another capital ship in the world that compares with the Arleigh Burke class DDG, we can't afford 100 more.
While the Freedom class LCS is the right size at 3500t, they didn't put much firepower on it.
We need 100 of these, with upgraded armaments, while we build 2-3 Arleigh Burke's per year...and another Carrier every other year.
And 3 SSNs annually.
Speaking of infiltrating terrorists, one of our new posters posted this today (warning bad language):
Coming to America courtesy our community organizer in chief.
He’s a traitor.
They don’t need ties to ISIS to destroy a country. They have no respect and take anything that they want. It’s called anarchy.
Tragic!
Excellent letter, and...thank you for your service.
They weren’t interested in listening to any dissenting point of view from theirs.
They were only interested, apparently, in advocacy.
Projects that never existed.
Trump will rebuild the Navy.
Build the Montana class! Just because.
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