New Scandal Reveals Pattern Of U.S. Navy Disregard For Junior Sailors

In the space of three months, the U.S. Navy has been hit with two major scandals that have put a spotlight on its poor treatment of junior sailors. Compared with other recent Navy scandals like the long-simmering Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility water contamination crisis, the Navy has serious challenge in identifying and resolving “widely-known but unrecognzied challenges.” For junior sailors, naval leadership is far too often out of touch, either disinterested, unaware, or ineffective, only able to muster a viable response after sailors either die or go public with their frustrations.

A Navy that corrects chronic failures only when compelled by public notice is unacceptable.

The pattern is undeniable.