Comments on: About that 313-ship Navy http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/04/29/about-that-313-ship-navy/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:48:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Therapist1 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/04/29/about-that-313-ship-navy/comment-page-1/#comment-428290 Therapist1 Fri, 02 May 2008 03:13:13 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=4037#comment-428290 Then make cheaper ships. Why do they have to do everything under the sun? Look at some of the more stable platforms our allies utilize and copy some of their designs. Then make cheaper ships. Why do they have to do everything under the sun? Look at some of the more stable platforms our allies utilize and copy some of their designs.

]]> By: Humble1390 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/04/29/about-that-313-ship-navy/comment-page-1/#comment-428289 Humble1390 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:40:33 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=4037#comment-428289 Maybe if the shoes on acquisition would pull their heads out of anal orifices we wouldn't have 400% budget overruns and ships without mission modules. My question is to what extent can we stop focusing on numbers ('cuz 600 ships ain't never gonna happen) and start looking to quality (if all 300 are operational and pass inspection, would that be enough)? Maybe if the shoes on acquisition would pull their heads out of anal orifices we wouldn’t have 400% budget overruns and ships without mission modules.

My question is to what extent can we stop focusing on numbers (‘cuz 600 ships ain’t never gonna happen) and start looking to quality (if all 300 are operational and pass inspection, would that be enough)?

]]> By: Chap http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/04/29/about-that-313-ship-navy/comment-page-1/#comment-428287 Chap Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:32:15 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=4037#comment-428287 5 to 7 ships a year, about 30 year service life (some longer, some shorter)... mebbe about 180 ships. Huh. 5 to 7 ships a year, about 30 year service life (some longer, some shorter)…

mebbe about 180 ships.

Huh.

]]> By: Chap http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/04/29/about-that-313-ship-navy/comment-page-1/#comment-428288 Chap Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:21:26 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=4037#comment-428288 I'd be shocked if I didn't sit there and hear Taylor say about the same thing in '02 and '03, and note that we still say we'll make it up in the outyears. I’d be shocked if I didn’t sit there and hear Taylor say about the same thing in ’02 and ’03, and note that we still say we’ll make it up in the outyears.

]]> By: HeloBubba http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/04/29/about-that-313-ship-navy/comment-page-1/#comment-428286 HeloBubba Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:05:45 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=4037#comment-428286 This is nuts. Trying to get to HALF of the Reagan Era 600-ship Navy is unaffordable?!?! This is nuts. Trying to get to HALF of the Reagan Era 600-ship Navy is unaffordable?!?!

]]> By: Papa Ray http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/04/29/about-that-313-ship-navy/comment-page-1/#comment-428282 Papa Ray Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:38:30 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=4037#comment-428282 Time was, Top said, we ain't going home until we win. Maybe that is what is needed. When I went over, they told me I would be home in a year. The last six months, every month, I was worth less to my squad. Shortimer fever, is bad news when people are trying to kill you. I knew some who wouldn't go out, or who were nothing but baggage for the last couple of months. I'm no sailor, nor in the know, but even if it costs millions per ship, those we already have in mothballs could be fixed enough to be serviceable. Yes, they are older and need more sailors to man them, but the newer ships (that we may never have or have in ten to fifteen years) will take fewer sailors (which is bad if a ship is damaged-I am told). I don't think Carriers are the answer, nor the new F-22s, but then I'm not a sailor nor flyboy. Just an ol' ex-grunt who knows that if you put millions (billions) into teck, you wind up not having the money left for the ones at the tip of the spear. Beans and bullets, beat the hell out of a lot of projects. Papa Ray West Texas USA Time was, Top said, we ain’t going home until we win.

Maybe that is what is needed.

When I went over, they told me I would be home in a year. The last six months, every month, I was worth less to my squad.

Shortimer fever, is bad news when people are trying to kill you.

I knew some who wouldn’t go out, or who were nothing but baggage for the last couple of months.

I’m no sailor, nor in the know, but even if it costs millions per ship, those we already have in mothballs could be fixed enough to be serviceable. Yes, they are older and need more sailors to man them, but the newer ships (that we may never have or have in ten to fifteen years) will take fewer sailors (which is bad if a ship is damaged-I am told).

I don’t think Carriers are the answer, nor the new F-22s, but then I’m not a sailor nor flyboy.

Just an ol’ ex-grunt who knows that if you put millions (billions) into teck, you wind up not having the money left for the ones at the tip of the spear.

Beans and bullets, beat the hell out of a lot of projects.

Papa Ray
West Texas
USA

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