Posted on Sep 12, 2014
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Are we pushing our personnel and resources to hard in regards to our committments worldwide? From the eastern Pacific two navy planes collide shortly after take-off from the Carl Vinson

http://www.cbs8.com/story/26516199/navy-searches-for-pilot-after-jets-crash-into-sea

With the rash of equipment failures lately, is it time for a safety stand-down? Is it time for new equipment? Or is it just Miller Time?

What can we do now to maintain an alert and ready fighting force?
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Miller time sounds good right about now
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Cpl Dennis F.
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I recently reviewed some declassified docs from my Company in 1968 RVN. I was a bit surprised to see our entire platoon deadlined for about 3 months. We were still in the field operating, we were just doing it with marginal and wrecked shit. I'm sure it is even worse now.
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Cpl Dennis F.
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With all of the commitment and on running actions I cannot imagine the abuse to equipment that has accumulated. I'm sure the regular PM schedules have gone out the window. I would like to see the "deadlined" records for equipment. This level of push has to start costing some lives from equipment failure alone.
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