They keep saying poor conditions as though this is some kind of outlier. But, honestly, the conditions they’re describing are basically standard. Not saying that’s good, but, broken heads, shitty food, terrible sleep… that’s life on carrier.

The only thing it makes it remotely bearable is that it’s broken up every month or so with a couple days in port getting absolutely wrecked.

What makes this USS Lincoln situation special is that it’s been going for 250 days straight… that’s over 8 months… most deployments don’t even last long, and they’re hitting ports along the way.

Fun fact? If a ship can’t make port for 45 days, the captain is supposed to throw a “beer day”… basically a steel picnic… basically a BBQ day on the flight deck for a couple hours (for the day crew)… during “beer day” sailors are entitlted to TWO whole beers (that are non-alcoholic). And I bet you the Lincolnd isn’t even doing that…

so yea, 8 months straight, 7 days a week, 12 hour days, no days off would have me putting on a chain vest and jumping deck too.

I hope they form a committee! Give em a stern look of disapproval! ಠ_ಠ

Comrade Trump doing what he can to fight the US war machine.

Enlisted recruits are barely more than indentured servants under modern US law. There’s really no depravity the state can’t subject you to while on deployment. And no way to escape from mandatory re-enlistment under Stop-Loss policy.

Maybe military servicemen would be treated better if they had they same kind of union representation as postal carriers and cops.

Maybe the self-proclaimed labor-friendly Dems need to talk about giving soldiers the right to withhold their labor and negotiate proper terms with their employers.

sUpPoRtThEtRoOpS

Cannot wait to hear how, just like the economy, this is Biden’s fault.