Securing the Navy
The focus must be on people, not politics
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By Robert Charles - - Sunday, November 20, 2016
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
One has to wonder what is going on inside the U.S. Navy. A recent survey of U.S. Navy personnel delivered sobering news to out-going Obama Navy leadership. In arresting phrases, the September 2016 survey found that sailors are “increasingly unhappy with lengthy deployments, high operational tempo, and calls to reduce pay and benefits,” and not interested in being pawns on a political correctness chessboard. That is not what they signed up for.
Specifically, the survey found, “Sailors are most likely to leave uniformed service because of poor work/life balance, low servicewide morale. waning desire to hold senior leadership positions, and a widespread distrust of senior leadership, all of which erodes loyalty to the institution.”
Wow. Now, there is a shot across the bow, if ever there was one. At a time when more is being asked of Navy personnel, as they are made tip of the spear globally, and when Navy morale must be high in order to deter and defeat state and non-state terrorism, adventurism and regional territory grabbing, they are not in a good frame of mind.
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