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PO2 Peter Klein
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"RefTra" was a necessary requirement when we came out of a yard period. Went thru 2. Made teh ships and crew much better prepared for our missions.
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LT Brad McInnis
LT Brad McInnis
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I remember hearing stories about RefTra from my 1st MPA. He said that it was a pain to pass, but they were much better prepared coming out. When I went to Afloat Training Group as a young, and some would say dumb, LT, I asked why we couldn't make our training process more stringent like RefTra? Needless to say, it went over like a fart in church... I absolutely believe that the Navy has sacrificed quality training just to get the wickets passed and keep the metrics looking good. Metrics don't mean crap when you can't stop hitting other ships and getting sailors killed. PO2 Peter Klein
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I really expect that we will find this is Navy wide, not just in Japan...
Sgt Wayne Wood
Sgt Wayne Wood
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As i recall each fleet bears responsibility for it's own readiness. I hope you are wrong... i fear you are right.
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LT Brad McInnis
LT Brad McInnis
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LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow I think this is the canary in the coal mine. Sure Japan OPTEMPO is different, but the standards are fleet wide...
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Sgt Wayne Wood LT Brad McInnis this is why I think it would be more appropriate for Fleet Forces Command and Surface Force to be swapped out, or perhaps CNO? I think firing Aucoin was ridiculous - he doesn't set the policies, and on top of that, he was retiring anyway and his relief was on station. It was a token move that the media ate up, but it changed nothing...
LTC Orlando Illi
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So while the Navy Secretary under Obama was spending time trying to change the names of ratings to make them less sexist (or whatever) - surface ships were not certified? HOW DOES ANYONE WITH AN IQ ABOVE 1 LET THIS HAPPEN? Are they all insane at the CNO?
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Sgt Wayne Wood
Sgt Wayne Wood
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Obama adminitration collective IQ didn't make it to a whole number
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LT Brad McInnis
LT Brad McInnis
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Don't forget naming ships after Gabby Giffords, Cesar Chavez et al... the top brass seems to have lost their collective mind...
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SN Greg Wright
SN Greg Wright
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LT Brad McInnis - Don't even get me started on Mabus. He is quite possibly the only person on the planet I despise more than Hillary. I'd think nothing of punching him in the schnozz if I saw him walking down the street, consequences be damned.
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LTC Orlando Illi
LTC Orlando Illi
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SN Greg Wright - so sad to see Obama Political Hacks destroy this nations military. It was bad under Mr. Peanut and Monica's Boyfriend - but the 8 years under Obama had to be the worst. Some may disagree .
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