This 24 year Navy Chief is embarrassed by this as well. It’s been 15 years since I’ve been on the bridge of a Navy ship but can’t imagine how many people had to fail at their job for these collisions to happen. The crews I was a part of took pride in our ability to sail or fight our ship in any situation. From my vantage point, I see a major lack of leadership. #GundeckQuals
The comprehensive report by the CNO covers it item by item. It's a long read. Something I don't get, is how the qualifications for a Surface Warfare badge has been so obviously degraded. Just hope the pilots and crew members in all branches are still actually earning their wings.