Another navy ship collision, is the navy out of control?
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That's why I doubt hacking. Spoofing a GPS signal or manipulating radar signals on the other hand???
Does the Navy manually plot anymore, or do they solely rely on electronic navigation?
Depends. At sea, electronic. In an area like where this crash occurred, electronic with radar plot as a back up.
We keep up to date paper charts, but only use them if the vms system goes down.
Radar is tough to manipulate because we're using multiple radars. The gps is a real thing
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Might be time to break out the paper charts and do some DRs in these congested areas.
(angry chief voice) It's time to push basic seamanship again and stop qualifying these ****ing boot ensigns just because they need to qualify. People would rather have shit watch standers and less watch than suck it up and make people earn the qualification. It's ****ing sad, and now 17 people are dead because of it. Sailors that didn't deserve to die. Junior sailors are under our care, and these asshats are ****ing it away.
I have a fiend that was in both the CG and Navy. According to him, the seamanship skills of the CG are lightyears ahead of the Navy.
To lightly touch on the politics of this unfortunate tragedy. My question would be: Did the last 8 years, help contribute to this.
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100% that's their job. They aren't out getting to flex their muscles or shoot people.
I assuming you mean Obama ? I don't see how it could have.
Bingo. The Navy trains to fight, it seems that driving the damn boat properly is at best secondary concern for them.
The cuts to all military expenditures over the last 8 years. As here the standards dropping, and the retention levels. You would know, but comparing the pre and post O's fleet numbers. It didn't look good to me.
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The officers who ship drive only do it for a few years before moving on, so the experience isn't there.
Um, no. It's really just a matter of experience at the position. An officer learns ship driving, but will move away from it to learn a tactical position.
Where you see the effects of the budget cuts is material readiness. Retention is decent. Most ratings are manned at or near 100%
I know nothing about this stuff but it seems to me that anything can be hacked or manipulated nowadays. Going back to basics seems like a viable option if you want to play it a safe way. I'm sure the electronics are much more effective though but if the new tech can be compromised....
Which this is something I've always wondered about since we live in the days of EMP's and all that fun stuff.
Search and rescue efforts suspended. 9 still missing but they will keep searching the sealed compartments
The sailors still missing were identified as:
The sailors still missing were identified as:
- Electronics technician 1st class Charles Nathan Findley, 31, from Missouri
- Interior communications electrician 1st class Abraham Lopez, 39, from Texas
- Electronics technician 2nd class Kevin Sayer Bushell, 26, from Maryland
- Electronics technician 2nd class Jacob Daniel Drake, 21, from Ohio
- Information systems technician 2nd class Timothy Thomas Eckels Jr., 23, from Maryland
- Information systems technician 2nd class Corey George Ingram, 28, from New York
- Electronics technician 3rd class Dustin Louis Doyon, 26, from Connecticut
- Electronics technician 3rd class John Henry Hoagland III, 20, from Texas
- Interior communications electrician 3rd class Logan Stephen Palmer, 23, from Illinois
Based on the flooded spaces, and the names/rates listed I can almost guarantee where they are.
I have a kid on CVN-76. I sure hope they straighten this sh!t out fast. prayers out to the families and the other sailors. I am sure this is taking its toll on many in the Navy family.
Apparently Commander 7th Fleet got bounced. Wonder if that is far as it will go.
Yes, Vice Admiral Aucoin was relieved of duties. I would suspect that'd be it. Other than some firings on the ship. The CNO directed a readiness review of all ships, and you may see some more random disciplines based on the findings, but thats about it.
Freakin Duffleblog haha
https://www.duffelblog.com/2017/08/...er collides with building in downtown Houston
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^^^Lol...that's pretty ****ing funny
Love the Ted Kennedy part
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