DJT is following a page out of the Reagan playbook -- called "Defense Buildup".You know, I'm kinda wondering how he's not only going to manage to build another bunch of ships, but my main concern is will he make the same mistake that Reagan made when he called for a 500 ship Navy, but failed to increase the recruiting numbers. There was a time when ships were going on a full deployment at only 80 to 85 percent manning, which meant a LOT of extra work and watches.
And no, carriers don't carry around 2000 people for the the crew, the number of ships crew is more like 3000, and when the Airwing gets onboard, the number of people increases to around 6000. Was stationed onboard the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER and the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON while I was with VFA-131.
So, one carrier is gonna require about 6,000 more people in the Navy, and then when you factor in the support ships that go with the carrier, you can increase that number by another 4000 people.
And that's for just ONE battle group.
And how is he gonna pay for the ships and crew if he's going to cut everyone's tax bill?
In Reagan's case the boogieman was Moscow.
Presently it is Beijing and Pyongyang.
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