My Son quit the USN sub force after one 6-year hitch. He felt completely under-utilized for 6 months of the year, and the social engineering was complete B.S.
My immediate question was how much time did these crews spend in the last year on diversity and sexual harassment training, vs. crowded sea navigation and watchkeeping.
Any old fish can float downstream. Leaders have to work and think and do these things actively and aggressively to keep people on edge and engaged.
I’ve heard this under-utilized too many times. We can’t be this over staffed and be talking about fatigue. This tells me we have fallen out of the tradition and habit of what it takes to be prepared.