| Tango01 | 13 Jul 2015 10:36 p.m. PST |
"An online campaign group made the stark warning amid concerns Armed Forces are facing even more cuts with another Defence Review scheduled for later this year. Save The Royal Navy believes the service will be hard pushed to man even one of the massive ships because of the depleted number of sailors. The organisation also expressed concerns the record low staffing levels will lead to "dangerously small crews" while uncertainty over the number of aircrafts on board the carriers and lack of escort vessels could leave them vulnerable to an attack…"
Full article here
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| Reactionary | 14 Jul 2015 2:22 a.m. PST |
 Pinch of salt methinks (especially as they show a Nimitz class in the article)…
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 20thmaine  | 14 Jul 2015 5:15 a.m. PST |
No sailors for the new aircraft carriers. And no aircraft either. Maybe it's all a clever decoy and the boat is just made from cardboard….. |
 Legion 4 | 14 Jul 2015 6:46 a.m. PST |
The USN may have to merge with the Coast Guard at this rate … |
| Bozkashi Jones | 14 Jul 2015 6:48 a.m. PST |
Ah, 20thmaine! You've found us out! Operation Fortitude ( link ) worked so well in WW2 we decided to continue it as it was SO much cheaper than having actual armed forces. It's a little known fact that the Falklands Task Force was made up entirely of pedaloes requisitioned from Brighton seafront. |
| Jcfrog | 14 Jul 2015 12:39 p.m. PST |
No need, it does not have aircrafts either. |
| Whatisitgood4atwork | 14 Jul 2015 9:01 p.m. PST |
Finally, an integrated defence strategy. No aircraft carrier, no carrier capable aircraft, and no sailors. That at least is a fully-integrated plan that all fits together perfectly. Such a plan is worth every penny of the billions of pounds spent in getting there. |
| 20thmaine | 15 Jul 2015 5:13 a.m. PST |
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| 79thPA | 15 Jul 2015 6:16 a.m. PST |
They could probably outsource the crew with Chinese or Indian contractors. |
| MarescialloDiCampo | 15 Jul 2015 6:49 a.m. PST |
…don't forget we can probably get Ugandan Guards like in Iraq |
| Supercilius Maximus | 15 Jul 2015 11:28 a.m. PST |
I wonder if we could get a load of Polish plumbers to do the job? |
| Jcfrog | 15 Jul 2015 1:20 p.m. PST |
You need a naval foreign legion. |
| Durrati | 15 Jul 2015 1:30 p.m. PST |
I wonder if we could get a load of Polish plumbers to do the job? And have the job done on time and in budget? Does that sound like a proper way to do defense procurement to you? |
| Mako11 | 15 Jul 2015 4:43 p.m. PST |
I love it when a plan comes together…… The vessels will make very nice, albeit rather expensive, artificial reefs. |
| Lion in the Stars | 15 Jul 2015 9:17 p.m. PST |
You need a naval foreign legion. Europe used to have one, it was called the US Navy. |
locates some hard-to-find military toys at the dollar store.