tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post5107625127071109534..comments2024-03-28T23:33:45.139-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Our Broken Surface NavyComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-71834358583630491492018-01-19T14:51:33.982-05:002018-01-19T14:51:33.982-05:00It would be nice to see higher-level people held a...It would be nice to see higher-level people held accountable for higher-level problems. (Besides the ones you mentioned, I was impressed by the argument --- on a programmer-oriented semtechnical forum elsewhere, around the time the accident report came out --- that the division of thrust control and rudder control between two people is a bad idea in this day and age, and the US Navy should've switched over to the now-widely-used unified control long before the arrangement was central to the bridge confusion involved in one of the accidents. I'm not very knowledgeable about naval affairs in particular, but I know a thing or two about bad UI and accidental confusion in general, not just in pure software but in e.g. aircraft crashes, and the argument seemed awfully plausible to me.)<br /><br />That said, there also seems to be enough low-level blame to go around that not punishing some of the people who were more directly involved would be a bad idea. I was particularly struck by bits in the accident report about how there were apparently standing orders to report some kinds of nearly-accident problems --- approaching too close to other vessels, stuff like that --- and those standing orders had been disobeyed for at least one incident not long before the accident. That seems fundamentally messed up, and not easy to excuse by the short-staffing sorts of higher-level mismanagement which you listed.William Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14336821309402794016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-22749329854842147072018-01-18T14:16:42.128-05:002018-01-18T14:16:42.128-05:001534 Anon- The schools were still excellent in the...1534 Anon- The schools were still excellent in the late 80s, at least.3383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-22869146337999300572018-01-18T11:39:30.206-05:002018-01-18T11:39:30.206-05:00The purpose of a modern standing military is to fu...The purpose of a modern standing military is to funnel tax money from non-rich people into the coffers of arms manufacturers as quickly as possible.Nangleatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-62629298613477477342018-01-18T11:12:27.992-05:002018-01-18T11:12:27.992-05:00Amen. The Pentagon desk jockeys must be in fear f...Amen. The Pentagon desk jockeys must be in fear for their careers, and looking for scapegoats.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-69636605819946038132018-01-17T16:34:49.222-05:002018-01-17T16:34:49.222-05:00I think back on my Air Force electronics training ...I think back on my Air Force electronics training in the mid-1960's. Over a year and half long and included learning different prop and jet fighter platforms. Took USAFI courses after that and leveraged civilian BSEE level engineering positions after mustering out. Good ole days gone forever?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-47058264278545285612018-01-17T16:19:05.426-05:002018-01-17T16:19:05.426-05:00It goes to buying new things.
Parts for the new t...It goes to buying new things.<br /><br />Parts for the new things? not so much<br /><br />Training to maintain them? not so much<br /><br />Time for quals? not so much<br /><br />Time to work on advancement? well, sleep isn't necessary<br />and you must not be brown-nosing up the chain enough3383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-33223611389171050472018-01-17T14:57:37.267-05:002018-01-17T14:57:37.267-05:00Billions of dollars in military spending so where ...Billions of dollars in military spending so where does it go to?<br /><br />does it go to ship maintenance? apparently not.<br /><br />does it go to personnel training? apparently not.<br /><br />are we even meeting recruitment goals for personnel???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com