Why the Union Jack is back and here to stay

I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I'm glad to see my Navy taking a step back towards long-standing traditions and refocusing on our primary mission-we sorely need it. On the other, the FNJ was something that set us apart during the GWOT, and spoke to our earliest history and even grander traditions as a true fighting force. I "get it"... and yet, I don't. Ultimately, I think the history of the U.S. Navy circa 2000-20(19?) will be remembered as a period of "identity crisis". We responded to the threats after 9/11 in ways previously unimaginable, re-wrote the book on naval expeditionary warfare, and proved (at least in my mind) that Sailors can be very competent across many areas of operation...However, we never really figured out "what" or "who" we were in the larger scope of ground combat, what career paths and recognition should've been established for those who successfully adapted to it, or how best to re-integrate those personnel into the "Blue Water" Navy afterwards. Me? I'm a Sand Sailor, a Dirt Pirate, a plank owner from Team Cutlass, and one mixed-up, mongrel of an ETT mutt... Don't Tread on Me :)