Originally Posted by
Major Lambda
I for the like of me, don't know why I just seen this.
The US Navy is one of the most formidable of the US Armed Forces branches. With a responsiblity that most people, and Congress don't understand.
For some reason, the political arapnichics don't get the idea that equipment needs replaced. It wears down eventually. Ships, Marine and Army tanks. Navy and Air Force aircraft all need, updated and / or, replaced on a routine basis.
To be an effective and credible element, to be taken seriously, the US Military needs updated and routinely rotated equipment to accomplish the mission. Anything else, puts the mission requirements, and / or ....lives in jeopardy.
For years and years the Navy's budget was neglected. Now that they are getting some much needed cash for ships, some people are hollering ; not remembering the decade, or more, that former Presidents neglected updating the Navy's fleet.
It's easy to decipher. The US Navy is the most technically advanced of the US Militay Branches. And , they accomplish their mission across the globe. If the President has a problem, no problemo ; send an aircraft carrier to the trouble spot. Keeping a US Navy ship running, any US ship, is not cheap. Highly trained sailors get it done. Really piss the White House off, after F-18s drop pounds and pounds of ordinance ; a US Navy SEAL Team really wrecks a dictators day.
Always training, always preparing for war ; those swabbies are some of the most effective fighters on the planet. And again, technology wise, my assessment is that they are far...far superior to other Military branches.
The US Navy deserves every good thing they get. Politics and arguing should not come into play, when troops need good equipment to work with.
Major Lambda