It is always easier on one's psyche to blame someone else than to acknowledge that you screwed up. The same holds for teams and tribes, and fans of those teams

It is always easier on one's psyche to blame someone else than to acknowledge that you screwed up. The same holds for teams and tribes, and fans of those teams or tribes. Look at nearly any sporting event. You'll commonly see the losing side, or fans of the losing side, blaming anything and everything they can - biased officials, cheating on the opposing side, the weather, etc. The US media, even though they may not like the current administration, is reluctant to start saying "the navy screwed itself". It may very well be the truth. From what I've been around in the other services, I can state that the thinking and approach to training and education isn't unique to the navy. If you're the the US media, calling them out on it risks being yourself labeled as anti-american, or adding more "evidence" to someone's already existing opinion. That can cost viewer eyeballs, and in turn, advertising dollars.