> I'm dead serious when I say this: Operate less. Paint more. We are not at war. When we show up in a place, we should look good. If we don't, we are defeating

> I'm dead serious when I say this: Operate less. Paint more. We are not at war. When we show up in a place, we should look good. If we don't, we are defeating the purpose of presence. This is a highly misguided take. The idea that the navy is only needed when there is a first class shooting war going on is wrong and frankly stupid. There is currently a new cold war going on and the navy has a lot of work to do. It would be foolish to complain that the navy is spending too much time operating and not enough time chipping and painting because their operations are actually really important and it's their job. Instead, complain that the navy is spending too much money on electromagnetic catapults, the F-35, railguns and the Zumwalts. What the navy needs to do is fix their procurement so they can get some freaking ships with guns that work.