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Subject: Reality Versus Necessity
SYSOP    12/20/2014 5:57:13 AM
 
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karlmaier       12/20/2014 6:23:38 PM
The Navy should have 2 crews for every ship, in this way when a ship is deployed sailors would only be on board half the time. 2 or 3 months at sea followed by 2-3 months at home, and that only when the ship is at sea. This would allow ships to remain at sea, until maintenance issues forced the ship into dock. The ships could spend more time at sea, sailors could spend more time at home, and trained people would be ready to replace any combat losses. 
 
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keffler25       12/20/2014 10:09:36 PM
Labor costs, but I agree with the blue/gold scheme. A ship in port decays, while a ship under weigh actually lasts longer (better maintenance at sea.)  
 
 
 
 
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avatar3    Combat Multiplyer   12/21/2014 5:18:27 AM
  Two crews for each ship could almost double the operational range of the surface Navy and increase the effectiveness of the peacetime fleet.  The stress on equipment and personnel would be a good test of what could happen in wartime on long voyages. Ship builders would be able to  work out problems without the Navy having to pay the "butchers bill" that comes due at the beginning of each war.                                                                                                            
 
 
    
 
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avatar3    Something Else   12/21/2014 6:18:41 AM
  Something else can be done, taking a page out of the Ship Cruise Industry Handbook. Cruise ships have to have yard maintenance like Navy ships, they  handle it differently. Civilian and Military ships heavy requiring maintenance like turbine, generator and major systems work means usually a trip back to the building yard. Weapons systems also would require home port yard work. But why go all that distance do that when all you are going to do is clean and paint the bottom and do some crew capable systems maintenance? Cruise ships go into dry dock and have their bottoms CLEANED AND PAINTED IN ONE WEEK and their back on duty.  They accomplish this fairly cheaply in a yard that is located in a friendly country in the cruising area. All outside work is done by the locals who never get on the ship! The crew of the ship has their own work, not just replenishing but also upgrading and servicing equipment. The friendly yard must be located close to an international airport so they can receive new and supervisory personnel and PUSH PACKAGES of equipment. As a bonus, family members can if they want fly in to see the service member when off duty,  Their are some great facilities we can use in Italy, Vietnam, Japan, etc. I'll bet they would love to have us.
 
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