On Sat, 26 Aug 2017 11:56:53 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


I'll be interested in the results of the investigations.

Firing the 7th fleet commander last week may have given us insight
into how those investigations are going.

I do agree with Wayne. They do need more actual "boat" training. I was
just a white hat but We still had a week of "rules of the road" and
another week of "watch standing" training in boot camp.
In my whole hitch, the only time I actually stood a bridge watch was
on that last 2 week cruise. It was the only time I was really on a
"reserve" training trip. They threw us in with the deck apes.
Ordinance guys did not stand deck watches.