Another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, four people familiar with the matter told CNN.
That is a very good point, the crew are probably very stressed and fatigued (imagine, they actually are fighting an opponent who can strike them back) so it’s hardly surprising they’re making these sorts of mistakes.
I imagine so many young people who enlist in the Navy would never expect a real conflict to involve them in this way. I knew someone who was in the Navy on a ship in the Persian Gulf during the war in Iraq, they talked about the cramped quarters and various chores, but said even though they were technically in war it was pretty much uneventful the whole time.
That is a very good point, the crew are probably very stressed and fatigued (imagine, they actually are fighting an opponent who can strike them back) so it’s hardly surprising they’re making these sorts of mistakes.
I imagine so many young people who enlist in the Navy would never expect a real conflict to involve them in this way. I knew someone who was in the Navy on a ship in the Persian Gulf during the war in Iraq, they talked about the cramped quarters and various chores, but said even though they were technically in war it was pretty much uneventful the whole time.
Weren’t the headlines filled with stories of fragile US sailors whining about how the war wasn’t luxurious enough for them, just a few months ago?