"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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On 11/21/2006 8:50 AM, Eisboch wrote:
The
Navy also has air squadrons, pilots, maintentence staff, etc. plus
numerous shore based facilities for communications and other purposes.
You couldn't possibly train civilians to handle those tasks in any
practical sense.
Most would quit after a week.

Eisboch


Why is that? Bad management, poor working conditions?

Probably the lack of union representation to coddle and protect them.