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Would such rust be tolerated if the funds for maintenance were available? Based off what (admittedly little) I know of the military from family members, no. The

Would such rust be tolerated if the funds for maintenance were available? Based off what (admittedly little) I know of the military from family members, no. They are generally proud of the aircraft/vessels they serve on, and rust appearing on the deck would be there only because they didn't have the time to remove it (other maintenance) and the funds to re-cover the exposed metal.

lazide 4y ago
That depends on the ships Captain and officers onboard, frankly. If those officers didn’t care, or said they cared but didn’t prioritize the work, instead having everyone run around like crazy doing other things, that’s how you get this. The captains have enough leeway, they can get the deck stripped and repainted if they prioritized it. Of course, their commanders provide the environment that allows or requires them to do other things instead. Probably too many other ‘must do’s’ and other problems.
feyes 4y ago
Speaking from experience on surface ships, no. If the command gives a rip about its reputation then these things will be addressed first. Everything from swabbing and sweeping decks, high dusting, polishing fittings, etc. It will look immaculate. Only on deployment do these appearance priorities start to drop due to operational concerns or tempo. But the surface Navy is not a good community and is filled with self-interested officers that are more concerned about progressing their careers than training their people or maintaining their gear. It's why the collisions happened and it's why people died because of those. The Navy has a huge culture problem in the surface community and until someone with the authority to address it decides to, things won't get better. It's a big factor that led me to leave the Navy and go onto other things. I'd constantly be trying to do something a different way that I could prove was more effective and be told not to do it. Anyways that's my two cents on the topic.

lazide 4y ago

That depends on the ships Captain and officers onboard, frankly. If those officers didn’t care, or said they cared but didn’t prioritize the work, instead having everyone run around like crazy doing other things, that’s how you get this. The captains have enough leeway, they can get the deck stripped and repainted if they prioritized it. Of course, their commanders provide the environment that allows or requires them to do other things instead. Probably too many other ‘must do’s’ and other problems.

feyes 4y ago

Speaking from experience on surface ships, no. If the command gives a rip about its reputation then these things will be addressed first. Everything from swabbing and sweeping decks, high dusting, polishing fittings, etc. It will look immaculate. Only on deployment do these appearance priorities start to drop due to operational concerns or tempo. But the surface Navy is not a good community and is filled with self-interested officers that are more concerned about progressing their careers than training their people or maintaining their gear. It's why the collisions happened and it's why people died because of those. The Navy has a huge culture problem in the surface community and until someone with the authority to address it decides to, things won't get better. It's a big factor that led me to leave the Navy and go onto other things. I'd constantly be trying to do something a different way that I could prove was more effective and be told not to do it. Anyways that's my two cents on the topic.