I’m retired Navy and I still work for the Navy. I work with the sailors every day. I see an almost universal disdain for this pResident. Of course when deployments go from 6 months to 9 months (or more) with less than a year turnaround between them, and LONG hours and lots of at sea time during the turnaround period (so the ship can be ready for that next deployment) how can one expect them not to dislike the administration?
From chapter 2 (more betrayal):
One Air Force lieutenant colonel who responded to the poll but did not want to be identified said field combat and medical training exercises have dropped sharply because of funding trims, leading to worries among his airmen about their readiness for future missions.
And a Navy master-at-arms stationed in Europe who also asked to remain anonymous, said his sailors often don’t have the spare parts readily available to repair the harbor security vessels they man.
Both blamed congressional infighting for the shortfalls.