TL;DR really no idea what if this is the state of the navy and it's bad, or this ship just went into dock with deferred maintenance, or is actively being retrof

TL;DR really no idea what if this is the state of the navy and it's bad, or this ship just went into dock with deferred maintenance, or is actively being retrofitted. But can't really take some photos out of context and angry folks gut reactions on the internet as actual data. More Details: (caveat, I'm not former military so if I get terms wrong, forgive me) I looked through the last month of photos on the navy facebook page which is where this photo is supposedly from. All of them have clean decks. They have a mix of at attention and dress uniforms for ceremonies and many many more photos of sailors in a relaxed or work situations in non-dress uniforms... https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=535384871959649&set=pcb.535384971959639 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=535384871959649&set=pcb... is one. The article links to a dude's tweet who does not source the image... but a google reverse search finds it from https://www.facebook.com/USS.Hopper/ https://www.facebook.com/USS.Hopper/... The dude's twitter's slogan is "Views my own, but really should be yours" draw your own conclusions. Here's the photo source, https://www.facebook.com/USS.Hopper/photos/pcb.6120716927952780/6120712801286526/ https://www.facebook.com/USS.Hopper/photos/pcb.6120716927952..., looks like a promotion ceremony for the younger man in white dress according to the caption and photos, the rest of the folks look to be friends or folks who were around. Looking around more, mostly the deck is rusty and other surfaces look clean tho there are a few spots below the radar built into the side of the tower (I'm not navy so don't know terms, don't shoot me) https://www.facebook.com/USS.Hopper/photos/pcb.6120716927952780/6120713137953159 https://www.facebook.com/USS.Hopper/photos/pcb.6120716927952.... Here's a photo of the ship in good form https://www.marinevesseltraffic.com/image-resize?url=Images/Navy/Ships/USS%20Hopper%20(DDG-70).jpg&w=1176&h=667.2 https://www.marinevesseltraffic.com/image-resize?url=Images/... you can tell from comparing photos and by the folks in white that they have peeled the grey paint off the deck and it has rusted underneath, or it peeled itself and wasn't repainted. The ship is currently in port in perl harbor according to https://www.marinevesseltraffic.com/vessels/USS-Hopper-(DDG-70)/CURRENT-POSITION/1/367197000 https://www.marinevesseltraffic.com/vessels/USS-Hopper-(DDG-... The comments don't help, it's just all "not in my navy" or "I'll state my theory as fact" style facebook comments from people uninvolved with the ship (they mostly look 40+ from the comments). So again not much detail.