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Originally Posted by fatty
Which is still not 100%. In a "newer boat" like the Project 677, which according to Haze Gray has a crew of 37, you'd have 8-11 men who really don't want to be there. |
Your first link doesn't work.
Your second link is about
dedovschina, which I'd presume to be less serious in an operating sub. Officers can close their eyes in the Army regarding the ongoings in their barracks at night, but on a warship, it is harder to pretend not to see.
In any case, the enlisted are (looking at Kursk's crew list) turbine operators, cooks and steering signalmen. Doubt they would seriously affect combat efficiency. In any case, enough enlisted do like the Navy enough to become
michmen (there are more michmen than conscripts in modern Russian subs).
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Great idea. I am not sure about the U.S., but here in Canada we have companies that submit bids and compete for projects whenever there's a ship to be overhauled or built. Is it the same in the U.S.? If so, how do you think implementing a strict budget would affect these competitions?
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They just eliminated the last competition between Electric Boat and Newport News by forcing them to each build half of a
Virginia.