The real reason this happened is fatigue. The Navy has been putting an emphasis on getting the ships out to sea more, but maintenance and training suffer as a result. When guys can't train, they can't qualify to stand certain watches meaning you have a shortage of officers and sailors who can stand watch. It's not unheard of to have an OOD on the midwatch who maybe has gotten 3 hours of sleep in the preceding 48 hours. That's a recipe for disaster.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Aye, aye, Cap!

"it's Trump's fault"--Tim Conway

#PT109

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Obama's Legacy is Trump.
And dead cops.

"One guy lays the pipe, the other guy smokes it"--Clint Eastwood

Jimmy Carter returned with a Jolly Roger. Very inneresting!

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She's the designated "special projects" boat so she does some things that fiction writers can't even dream of and we the public won't hear about until decades later.

I suggest reading "Blind Man's Bluff." When the Carter was built, they added a 100 foot section to her hull to carry on the type of missions that USS Parche took on in that book. (Parche had a similar 100 foot hull section added midway through her service life)

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Already read it

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest