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US Navy admiral “accused of directing a lucrative government training contract to a private company that promised him a $500,000 annual salary+ stock options”
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BRIEFING DOCUMENT: U.S. Navy Challenges and Proposed Solutions
Date: October 26, 2023 (Assumed Based on Request) Subject: Analysis of U.S. Navy’s Current State and Recommendations for Improvement
1. Executive Summary:
Highlights the Navy’s current struggles in fulfilling its core missions, identifies systemic issues contributing to these problems, and proposes concrete steps for the new Trump administration to address them. The document emphasizes that the situation requires immediate action, and the proposed solutions require a significant change in naval and defense acquisition culture.
2. Key Themes and Issues:
- Deterioration of Naval Capabilities: The document argues the U.S. Navy is in its “worst shape… in generations.” While nuclear submarines (boomers) are currently considered a reliable deterrent, even this capability is facing setbacks.
- Quote: “The Navy is in the worst shape it has been in in generations.”
- Erosion of Core Missions: The Navy is struggling to fulfill three of its four key missions: Deterring aggression, protecting sea lanes for trade, projecting lethal force, and delivering Marines for missions.
- Quote: “Three of the four are badly eroded or seriously at risk of failure.”
- Inadequate Amphibious Fleet: The text highlights the long-standing issue of the Navy and Marine Corps disagreeing on the type of ships needed, finally settling on building more San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks.
- Failures in Power Projection and Sea Lane Control: The inability to control the Red Sea, exacerbated by Houthi rebel attacks, showcases a weakness in power projection and sea lane control.
- Incident Illustrating Failures: The accidental shooting down of a Navy F-18 by the USS Gettysburg highlights inadequate systems and procedures.
- Quote: “The most disturbing example occurred just before Christmas when a Navy cruiser, United States Ship Gettysburg, shot two surface-to-air missiles at two Navy F-18s…”
- Systemic Problems: Multiple interconnected issues are plaguing the Navy:
- Too Few Ships: The Navy lacks the sufficient number of ships necessary for all of its missions.
- Insufficient Personnel: The Navy struggles with too few well-qualified sailors.
- Inadequate Training Time: Personnel are not given enough time to properly train.
- Over-Assignment of Missions: The Navy is attempting to do too much with the wrong resources.
- Risk-Averse Culture: A “zero-failure promotion system” discourages innovation and risk-taking.
- High Costs and Delays: Shipbuilding costs are too high, and production timelines are too long due to an atrophied industrial base.
- Monopsony Reliance: Over-reliance on a Pentagon “monopsony” (where the government is the primary buyer of goods from a few large companies) results in “higher costs, less innovation, and longer delivery times.”
- Recruiting Crisis: The Navy, along with other branches of the military, is facing challenges in attracting enough young people due to the “services’ problems” and insufficient public outreach.
- Non-Partisan Issue: The problems are not recent, the issues began long before the current administration, and require bipartisan support to resolve.
- Quote: “The Biden administration may have done an inadequate job turning this ship around, but the wrong course heading was set in motion long before the 2020 election.”
3. Proposed Solutions for the Trump Administration:
The document outlines three key actions for the new administration:
- Establish a Dedicated “DOGE Commission” Branch: Spin off a branch of the Musk-Ramaswamy DOGE Commission and place Raj Shah and Christopher Kirchhoff in charge. Their history of innovation and pushing against prime contractors is expected to introduce significant changes.
- Quote: “They were the iconoclasts who made the Defense Innovation Unit — “Unit X” — who built bridges to Silicon Valley and terrified the Primes. They will shake up defense acquisition.”
- Blue-Ribbon Panel on Mandatory National Service: A high-profile panel, possibly led by David Brooks and Pete Buttigieg, should be formed to explore the implementation of mandatory national service to address the decline of military service culture.
- Quote: “The President could ask New York Times columnist David Brooks and the former Transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, to lead the effort. Both have been articulate spokesmen for such an initiative.”
- Internal Panel on Military Culture Reform: An in-house panel, spearheaded by experienced retired military leaders such as General David Petraeus, Admiral Sandy Winnefeld, and former Congressman Mike Gallagher, should work on reforming military culture and promoting innovation.
- Quote: “People like General David Petraeus, Admiral Sandy Winnefeld, and the former Congressman, and Marine Captain, Mike Gallagher. People who understand the culture, have succeeded inside it, and know it must be changed.”
4. Key Takeaways and Urgency:
- The Navy is facing a serious and multifaceted crisis that threatens its ability to perform essential missions.
- Systemic issues related to acquisition, culture, and recruitment must be addressed.
- A radical shift is needed to achieve meaningful change within a single generation.
- Action is needed now.
- Quote: “Last, we need to admit we have a problem. And that we can’t take a generation to fix it. The stakes are too high.”
5. Conclusion:
The document provides a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. Navy’s current challenges and proposes concrete steps for the Trump administration to address them. It stresses that the need for action is urgent, as the current state of the Navy could have serious implications for national security. The proposed solutions are intended to foster innovation, increase recruitment, and improve the overall effectiveness of the Navy.
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