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maxrandb

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4. As a Navy veteran, let me tell you

Thu Sep 28, 2017, 03:55 AM

Sep 2017

that you can't just get underway. This is Donnie Short Fingers fault, not the Navy.

It takes time to supply, and make sure you have the right quals onboard to get underway. It can take days to do that.

Heck, not so much now with gas turbine and nuclear power ships, but on some of the conventional steam ships I served on, we needed 24-48 hours just to build up enough power to get out of port.

This is all on the orange shitgibbon.

Every available amphibious ship and the USNS Comfort should have been made ready weeks ago

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Top US hospital ship will not even DEPART for Puerto Rico until Friday! [View all] KelleyKramer Sep 2017 OP

It.Is.Hurricane.Season. Lars39 Sep 2017 #1

He done fucked it up good. n/t LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #2

This makes me profoundly sad. PdxSean Sep 2017 #3

As a Navy veteran, let me tell you maxrandb Sep 2017 #4

They knew PR -- Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2017 #5

+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #11

It takes the USNSs Comfort & Mercy approx 72 to be loaded obamanut2012 Sep 2017 #6

Exactly, hurricanes have 24-48 hrs notice before hitting, they didn't get the orders to do it! KelleyKramer Sep 2017 #10

trump is not qualified bdamomma Sep 2017 #20

ROYAL CARIBBEAN sent a cruise ship fully loaded... IcyPeas Sep 2017 #7

It's not like they didn't see this hurricane coming FloridaBlues Sep 2017 #8

Absolutely KelleyKramer Sep 2017 #13

The Comfort doesn't even have a full crew in port to save money Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #9

I served on the USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) maxrandb Sep 2017 #12

It's already there. B2G Sep 2017 #16

Yep, I know KEARSARGE is there maxrandb Sep 2017 #22

and Lurker Deluxe Sep 2017 #15

You've never served in the Navy, have you? maxrandb Sep 2017 #23

The hurricane hit Puerto Rico on the 20th. krispos42 Sep 2017 #14

Navy had to be authorized to activate the Comfort nitpicker Sep 2017 #17

A bit of dark humor... nitpicker Sep 2017 #18

SHHH! Stop spoiling things with facts!!!! Lurks Often Sep 2017 #19

Facts and logic. A much-needed post in this thread. Thank you bluepen Sep 2017 #21