Just Say No
How do you fix readiness issues? According to the Navy, you cut back on maintenance!
“In prepared remarks for the House Armed Services Committee, Vice Adm. Troy Shoemaker testified that some carrier air wings have already cut maintenance back from two shifts to one due to lack of manning amid constant deployments" (1)
Only the Navy could be dumb enough to do this.
What’s the solution? Just say NO to constant, worthless deployments. When the choice is between saying no or creating a hollow force, the choice is easy and obvious.
Just say NO.
Wait, you whine, the military can’t say no. They have to follow orders. Right, but they’re not even attempting to say no. You say no and force the Commander in Chief to publicly order you to conduct a deployment that will jeopardize readiness. No president is going to do that. The problem is that the Navy keeps saying yes and then keeps cutting maintenance to enable the ill-advised deployment.
Just say NO.
How bad is the situation?
“As of October, Shoemaker said, only half of all Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets were flyable, and only 31 percent were fully ready to fight and deploy.” (1)
Only 31% of Hornets are combat capable today. If this isn’t the time to say no, when is? 0%?
Just say NO.
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(1)DoD Buzz website, “Navy Cutting Maintenance, Cannibalizing Planes Amid Readiness Crisis”, Hope Hodge Seck, 9-Nov-2017 ,
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