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US Navy Cultural Narcissism and Recruiting

Big Red Car — Sat, 06 May 2023 13:03:41 +0000

The US Navy has had a tough time meeting its recruiting goals. Putting that into numbers, it had a FY 2023 goal of adding 37,700 enlisted sailors and is projecting a shortfall of 6,000. They also failed to hit the numbers in FY 2022. I think the problem is “cultural narcissism.” Read on and learn […]

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Syria — Messaging and Collateral Damage

Big Red Car — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:59:44 +0000

Big Red Car here pondering the fallout from America’s fifty-nine Tomahawk cruise missile strike against the Syrian airbase from which Bashar al Assad launched the airborne Sarin gas attack against his people earlier this week. President Trump took it out without telegraphing the punch and without talking it to death. Ahh, that’s refreshing, no? Syria! […]

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American Naval Might — an unparalleled force

Big Red Car — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:21:10 +0000

Big Red Car here. Been out for a quick cruise to get some coffee this morning and stumbled upon a truly awe inspiring picture and wanted to share it with you. This is what raw naval power looks like. Take a look at this picture and click on it. This is the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. […]

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