Navy Battle Stations to undergo major changes! What are your thoughts?

PO1 John Miller — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 00:49:17 -0400

Gone are the simulated missile attacks, mass casualties, and shipboard fires, the hallmark of Cold War training, sources say. Instead recruits will now face challenges more suitable to the 21st Century threat environment: sexual harassment training; drug and alcohol response; and leadership more worried about covering asses than using common sense.

Read more: http://www.duffelblog.com/2015/05/new-battle-stations-simulates-powerpoint-trash-sorting/#ixzz3bmb9F6Nk

New Navy 'Battle Stations' Simulates PowerPoint, Trash Sorting

The 21st Century Navy has no place for missile drills, or mass casualty responses. Not when some idiot might throw a chemlight overboard without warning!

Response by PO3 Wade Linschied made Jun 1 at 2015 2:20 AM

PO3 Wade Linschied — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 02:20:22 -0400

Bah!! On subs, we had to train for all the emergency drills AND SHARP stuff (waaaay before there were women on submarines).

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 1 at 2015 2:29 AM

PO1 John Miller — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 02:29:53 -0400

Disclaimer: This story is from the Duffel Blog!

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jun 1 at 2015 2:48 AM

Capt Seid Waddell — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 02:48:30 -0400

Political correctness will spike the cannon over time.

Response by PO1 Kerry French made Jun 1 at 2015 4:16 AM

PO1 Kerry French — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 04:16:23 -0400

Well, glad to see it is from a satirical site but I was going to comment... so what will change? We got Sexual harassment training til we choked on it... and it still happened.

Response by PO1 Rick Serviss made Jun 1 at 2015 4:47 AM

PO1 Rick Serviss — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 04:47:54 -0400

Is the Navy developing young men and women capable of withstanding the pressures of a fire at sea or general quarters? That's my biggest fear, that they might not be. I understand being politically correct and not wanting to hurt somebody's feelings. I'm not trying to knock it just wondering out loud. Will the next war be fought with video games and unmanned craft?

Response by LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow made Jun 1 at 2015 8:55 AM

LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 08:55:43 -0400

All I can say is "Port of Call Bayonne NJ..." (SNL 1979)

Response by PO1 Donald Hammond made Jun 1 at 2015 6:37 PM

PO1 Donald Hammond — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:37:19 -0400

Sounds like the final "watch" for an officer qualifying Officer of the Deck on a submarine I was on. He had the usual, loss of shaft lube oil, flooding in the torpedo room (same time), and a fire in the galley (burned toast). Then he got hit with "request to shoot trash". This caught him by surprise. As he was stunned by the audacity of that request in the middle of the casualties, he got the request to blow sanitaries (the tank where everything from the sinks and toilets go). These types of things were hitting him all at the same time to see how he would handle being under heavy pressure.

My job in this as a senior electricians mate was to go and start changing lights around him and testing the emergency lighting.

So all this was going on and he suddenly grabs the 1MC (shipwide PA system basically) and says "LIBERTY CALL! LIBERTY CALL! We are all dead anyway so enjoy your last few moments alive!"

ROFL

Oh, he did pass because he handled the important "casualties" properly. And the CO loved his "bearing under pressure".