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A Look At Officer Training In The US Navy and Merchant Marine
On 8/23/2017 8:00 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 8/23/17 6:38 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 8/23/2017 5:36 PM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 8/23/17 12:01 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 8/23/2017 11:02 AM, wrote: This article offers some interesting insights into some of the issues behind the recent naval collisions: http://gcaptain.com/separate-equal-look-officer-training-us-navy-merchant-marine/ They make the point that many, if not most, US naval officers regard sea duty as something that must be endured on the way to higher rank, as opposed to a career goal in and of itself. My wife and I once met a recently promoted US Coast Guard admiral who expressed exactly those sentiments in a conversation with us.Â* We were surprised by both the attitude and the candor but that was probably a reflection of our inexperience with such things. I don't know of anyone who was in the Navy, officer or enlisted, who relished sea duty. Then why sign up for it? One might think that if one is signing up for the navy, one relishes the idea of serving on a ship at sea. Reason number one:Â* It was Navy or the Army. Actually, the Navy is much, much more than just ships at sea.Â* There's a vast system for communications, aircraft squadrons, INTEL facilities, administration, logistics and supply facilities that support the mission of the Navy and the fleet.Â*Â* I don't know the breakdown butÂ* I believe that far more Navy personnel are assigned to shore duty stations at any one time than assigned to ships. Typically, the rotation is three years of sea duty and then three years of shore duty.Â* But it's more complicated than that because some overseas shore duty may be counted as sea duty for rotational purposes. I was actually on ships for three years but had two tours overseas that also counted as sea duty.Â* My only duty that did not count as sea duty was time in schools and my last duty station in Annapolis. Yeah, I know the navy is more than just ships at sea, but...why would you join the navy unless you were into ships at sea? I felt I had an obligation to serve my country. You? |
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