I was one of many who witnessed the infancy of I MEF as it emerged from its eggshell in 1988. This tiny, struggling,gosling, w an understaffed Command Element, a part time Commander, who was primarily focused as CG First Marine Division. He would visit the Old Wooden Shack that housed the gosling w the time he had available. Previously I shared General Boomer’s article,
Inside the Storm” USNI February 2011”, describing his arrival after the Gosling I MEF had returned from CentComm Exercise Internal Look and “Our Late Caesar” Commandant Gray gave him Command of the Gosling, as it like a Phoenix, a 90 day wonder MEF innovated, borrowed and scrounged its way to Victory in Desert Storm. Today we have witnessed the destruction of the MEF and its Division, Wings, FSSGs. The MEF is emasculated after 4 decades of being honed in battle into a fierce, agile balance MAGTF War Machine capable of Worldwide 24/7 deployment for duty across the spectrum of conflict. In its place we have a set of untested, NDA protected, acronyms, MLRs, SIFs, WEZ, MultiDimensional Wonder Designs of imagined,vacuous, dreams. The Golden Goose has been forced to commit suicide.
Or when will the Toxic USN Admiralty be held accountable for their inability to train and supervise the ancient 24/7 365 ritual taught to us in our basic tracing known as the “Fire Watch”! NYT “Sailor Acquitted of Setting Fire That Destroyed $1.2 Billion Navy Ship
A Navy judge cleared Seaman Recruit Ryan Mays of all charges over the fire that engulfed the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard in 2020.” The broken USN Personnel System forced Mays upon failing to complete BUDS to finish his enlistment in the bowels of the Bonnie Dick during its upgrade. Then they attempted to make him the scape goat for the Admirals Criminal Negligence. This is standard practice for the USN. Several years ago, I became aware of a highly intelligent college graduate who dreamed of becoming a Navy SEAL, he failed in his quest instead of the USN attempting to find a suitable billet utilizing his education etc. they ordered him to duty refueling helicopters. Fortunately for him I contacted a close friend, a Commander USN Chaplain Corps Ret ,a Combat Chaplain, who I will not name , but is well known to MCCP. After his counsel the lad visited his Navy JAG Officer who upon reviewing the enlistment contract coordinated this individual immediate honorable discharge. This was before the Mandatory Military Covid Madness that remains unresolved for 8500 military personnel wrongfully disciplined, hazed, discriminated and discharged by Secretary Austin, his Service Secretaries, Service Chiefs etc.. Yes the same Secretary Austin who deserted his post for several days and in conjunction left the NCA inoperable.
Instead of asking SEVNAV when is ship building and maintenance going to get better, we should start asking when is it going to hit bottom...or I should say "settle on the bottom of the ocean floor."
I was one of many who witnessed the infancy of I MEF as it emerged from its eggshell in 1988. This tiny, struggling,gosling, w an understaffed Command Element, a part time Commander, who was primarily focused as CG First Marine Division. He would visit the Old Wooden Shack that housed the gosling w the time he had available. Previously I shared General Boomer’s article,
Inside the Storm” USNI February 2011”, describing his arrival after the Gosling I MEF had returned from CentComm Exercise Internal Look and “Our Late Caesar” Commandant Gray gave him Command of the Gosling, as it like a Phoenix, a 90 day wonder MEF innovated, borrowed and scrounged its way to Victory in Desert Storm. Today we have witnessed the destruction of the MEF and its Division, Wings, FSSGs. The MEF is emasculated after 4 decades of being honed in battle into a fierce, agile balance MAGTF War Machine capable of Worldwide 24/7 deployment for duty across the spectrum of conflict. In its place we have a set of untested, NDA protected, acronyms, MLRs, SIFs, WEZ, MultiDimensional Wonder Designs of imagined,vacuous, dreams. The Golden Goose has been forced to commit suicide.
Or when will the Toxic USN Admiralty be held accountable for their inability to train and supervise the ancient 24/7 365 ritual taught to us in our basic tracing known as the “Fire Watch”! NYT “Sailor Acquitted of Setting Fire That Destroyed $1.2 Billion Navy Ship
A Navy judge cleared Seaman Recruit Ryan Mays of all charges over the fire that engulfed the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard in 2020.” The broken USN Personnel System forced Mays upon failing to complete BUDS to finish his enlistment in the bowels of the Bonnie Dick during its upgrade. Then they attempted to make him the scape goat for the Admirals Criminal Negligence. This is standard practice for the USN. Several years ago, I became aware of a highly intelligent college graduate who dreamed of becoming a Navy SEAL, he failed in his quest instead of the USN attempting to find a suitable billet utilizing his education etc. they ordered him to duty refueling helicopters. Fortunately for him I contacted a close friend, a Commander USN Chaplain Corps Ret ,a Combat Chaplain, who I will not name , but is well known to MCCP. After his counsel the lad visited his Navy JAG Officer who upon reviewing the enlistment contract coordinated this individual immediate honorable discharge. This was before the Mandatory Military Covid Madness that remains unresolved for 8500 military personnel wrongfully disciplined, hazed, discriminated and discharged by Secretary Austin, his Service Secretaries, Service Chiefs etc.. Yes the same Secretary Austin who deserted his post for several days and in conjunction left the NCA inoperable.
Instead of asking SEVNAV when is ship building and maintenance going to get better, we should start asking when is it going to hit bottom...or I should say "settle on the bottom of the ocean floor."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/navy-cancels-ship-briefings-after-damning-internal-report/ar-BB1ldeRS?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=bc62fbb565d3488abc24802dc97796d7&ei=82