Wednesday, March 27, 2024

The Bridge Collapse and the Navy

Maryland's DOT apparently does better at maintaining its bridges than the Navy.

This is the wreckage of the bridge, which shows no significant rusting:



Unlike the Navy.





One of the axioms about military equipment is that if the little things are taken care of, it's a reasonable assumption that the big things are also good. It's a matter of pride and professionalism.
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3 comments:

  1. Eck!3/27/2024 9:05 AM

    if it moves salute it, if it rust scrape and paint it.

    I think they have a shortage of swabies to do the latter
    and likely paint and needle guns.

    This has been a problem, more so with the pacific fleet.


    Eck!

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  2. seafury3/27/2024 10:24 AM

    While I wasn't Navy, that axiom sure worked in the Army. A lot of inspections never got too deep
    if the little things were evident. and one of my first Sergeants taught me that an inspection wasn't something you got ready for.

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  3. Unknown3/27/2024 10:08 PM

    I recall a possible counterexample - the USS Washington in WWII when Adm Lee ran her. She looked worse than any other ship in her class because Lee cared about nothing but her gunnery.

    Pappenheimer

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