The Army May Say Bon Voyage to Part of Its Seagoing Fleet

You always think you don't need something anymore until you need it. The problem is, you have a limited budget, so you have to guess what your going to need.

"Is it really resource-efficient to retrain a 20-year boat driver into something else?" said Michael W. Carr, 63, a retired chief warrant officer four who served as an Army Reserve mariner for half his 30-year military career. "The Army's plan appears ill-conceived and will lead to devastating consequences."..
I've never understood why the Army employs WO Craftmasters while the Navy employs E6/E7s to operate the same class of craft... Likewise the Army has WO Flingwing Drivers while the Navy and Air Force employ O-grade Officers in like billets...