"Good Riddance to Rotational Crews" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 02 Jun 2017 10:05 p.m. PST |
…The challenges of rotating crews strike to the heart of ownership—that key motivator that makes us keep coins, hats, and Zippo lighters from ships in which we served long after we move into retirement. Ships are not rental cars to be driven fast and turned over to the next person… link |
| David Manley | 03 Jun 2017 1:08 a.m. PST |
Other navies manage to apply the rotational approach without too many problems, mainly for smaller vessels such as OPVs and mine warfare vessels. I wonder if the expanded LCS manning levels have pushed the numbers above the point where it works effectively? That and the size of the vessels, which in itself drives some unhealthy manning issues. |
| Winston Smith | 03 Jun 2017 6:43 a.m. PST |
Does the author have a solution? |
Ed Mohrmann  | 03 Jun 2017 9:09 a.m. PST |
Do the submarines still follow the Blue/Gold crew
manning ? |
| pzivh43 | 03 Jun 2017 11:01 a.m. PST |
Winston---I believe his solution is to crew ships with a single crew---the way God meant ships to be crewed! |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 03 Jun 2017 7:14 p.m. PST |
Captain Kirk and his crew never had to share NCC-1701. |
| Lion in the Stars | 04 Jun 2017 2:31 a.m. PST |
Do the submarines still follow the Blue/Gold crew manning? Missile subs do, fast attack subs don't. The big problem is that surface ships just weren't designed for the OPTEMPO that Boomers have. 3 months out, one month in port to fix things, 3 months out with the other crew, one month in port to fix things, 3 months out, etc. 75% at-sea, compared to 33-50% for a standard ship. Missile subs have a whole list of components that get replaced before they are expected to break down, and have built-in access hatches to allow them to be pulled out. You have to design the ship from the keel up for that kind of OPTEMPO. |
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