These guys are the backbone of the Navy. This is scarier than the purging at the top.
You are so right!!!!! Hell, get rid of 8000 0-6 and above and leave the goat locker alone!
There are always plenty of qualified sailors to take their places.
“These guys are the backbone of the Navy. This is scarier than the purging at the top.”
When I was in the navy, the E5’s and E6’s were the backbone of the Navy.
We did fine whether we had a chief or not. I was leading PO (E6) of the Aircraft and Elevator shop on the Enterprise and reported directly to the Engineering officer.
On the submarine, when we got a new chief he came to me and asked me what he was supposed to do.