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> Since 2015, the Fitz had lacked a quartermaster chief petty officer, a crucial leader who helps safely navigate a warship and trains its sailors — a shortcomi
by dba7dba 8y ago
> Since 2015, the Fitz had lacked a quartermaster chief petty officer, a crucial leader who helps safely navigate a warship and trains its sailors — a shortcoming known to both the destroyer’s squadron and Navy officials in the United States, Fort wrote.
The accident took place on June 17, 2017. So for 2 - 3 years, they couldn't find a chief petty officer to accept the assignment?
I wonder, were potential chief petty officers avoiding the ship knowing it was a bad assignment, with crew that had low morale and not enough training?
- ams6110 8y agoCouldn't "find" one? Wouldn't they just order someone to fill the position? I didn't realize that postings in the Navy were optional assignments. Maybe they are for enlisted crew positions?
- JaimeThompson 8y agoOrdering people to take such positions in peace time is a good way to stop them from reenlisting.
- jessaustin 8y agoThe normal way to encourage people to take shit jobs is to increase the compensation until the positions are filled. When the admirals ask why they're making less money than QMs, the answer might rouse their slumbering curiosity about conditions on ships under their command. Of course it's against regulations to adjust compensation in order to fill required combat roles, because the admirals don't actually want to know any of this shit.
- magduf 8y agoInteresting how the Navy blames the sailors for the accident, but they couldn't even find someone to fill this position that's seemingly so necessary to avoid accidents like this in the first place. It reminds me of companies failing in the marketplace and blaming their employees instead of their upper management.