I saw a video recently where the guy was talking about how the us navy is failing at maintenance. He explained that a lot of it was turnover. A lot of skilled labor was leaving. It took me a minute to remember, but I actually used to be employed as a contractor working on the software that did just that. I didn’t make weapons, or anything that would be exported. Just software that organized ship maintenance. I wouldn’t go back regardless, but the reason I left isn’t the reason I wouldn’t go back. I don’t feel as comfortable with the military as I did a almost a decade ago when I was hired.

But why did I leave? Years of uncertainty from shut downs and funny budget fluctuations. All the comments on the video said to pay more, but I turned down a raise to get stability when I left. Myself and several people left around that same time. I assume for the same reason. They like pretending that they have broken nothing when the money comes back online. They’ve broken a lot of things including the “military readiness” they pretend to care about.