(no wonder the Army rules the roost when it comes to divvy up the budget...the USN has willingly shed its very identity and taken on that of the Army. And the Army drives boats that were vital to National tasking...but a blind 'weather eye' foiled the effort. However those Army sailors are more likely to have the acumen to pull off a voyage like the Ayesha than the folks seen in that link.)
Perhaps. I'm sure the relative percentages have ebbed and flowed over the years. Hardship and necessity tend to peel back any façade and show the true nature of men, whether for better or worse.
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It's a great tale...
Do the Army people (and one Air Force guy) in these pics have the same level of seafaring skills?
https://x.com/SurfaceWarriors/status/1851387718766318074/photo/2
(no wonder the Army rules the roost when it comes to divvy up the budget...the USN has willingly shed its very identity and taken on that of the Army. And the Army drives boats that were vital to National tasking...but a blind 'weather eye' foiled the effort. However those Army sailors are more likely to have the acumen to pull off a voyage like the Ayesha than the folks seen in that link.)
FWIW: The Army budget is the smallest and the DON, the largest.
I think the Navy needs more funds, but you guys haven't demonstrated much lately as smart stewards of my tax dollars.
That's a sad point. Fair, but sad.
Turns out there is a movie too....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvjQbwxfnec
Thanks for the link!
Danke schon. Es ist sehr interresant.
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The ingenuity of humans is unbounded when survival is at stake—particularly when compounded by the calls of duty and home. Definitely fullbore!
It has made for a fine three weeks, CDR. Our thanks!
Thank you
Hi Front Porch - off topic, but it is Friday, so it must be take out the trash day https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/11/01/navy-scandal-fat-leonard-sentencing/. This stinks to high heaven, and in so many ways.
Nine to Fifteen seems about right. Normally, they make you resolve the first case, first, then turn to the Escape. I don't know what happened here.
Why are they calling Leonard a con man? He may have bribed officials, but he did give them services. The officials are far more at fault than him.
Duty, honor, country---heroically exemplified by this saga.
Certainly a different time and different ethos.
Perhaps. I'm sure the relative percentages have ebbed and flowed over the years. Hardship and necessity tend to peel back any façade and show the true nature of men, whether for better or worse.
Men of iron on ships of wood!