The head of our navy is just campaigning for a bigger budget. China has many many small ships, but their blue water navy can’t even match Japan’s, let alone the US.
Take a look at the issues currently in the Fleet. Sailors aboard aircraft carriers getting sick because jet fuel ended up in the potable water supply. Suicide rates through the roof. Captains begging DC for things they should already have. DelToro is an Academy Grad and he’s not a wokester. Both he and the CMC of the Navy are trying to look out for their Sailors. My kid is one of them. If we can send billions to the Ukrainians, we can take care of the kids who defend us.
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