Seamanship in the USN has been on a downward slope for over a decade due to changes in training methodology. Qualification standards have slipped, and I'm sure

Seamanship in the USN has been on a downward slope for over a decade due to changes in training methodology. Qualification standards have slipped, and I'm sure that officers have slipped through the cracks who in previous generations would have had to recycle through the training programs. The 7th Fleet has huge issues right now.