I graded by the instructions signed by their three star and those above them and then lobbied them to pull their heads out and write reasonable and functional specs. Of course, that would require them to work full days and maybe think about it on weekends, so that was a no go.

Then, when disaster struck, we were sent out to find out what happened, because the staff sure had no clue.

Funny, in all those investigations that I took part in over 20 years, it always showed the end result was reasonably predictable by the pre-conditions, but…the supervision, it had gone lacking for the run up to the event. Response: Toss the sailors under the hull and steam on like you’d done your duty ib blaming them, nevr stopping acknowledge you could have helped them keep from the career ending circumstances in one way (rolling up your sleeves) or another (relieving those not getting with the program).

That finger points at the ship’s company leadership, as well as the staffs up the line. Work: It’s the requirment for taking the taqxpayer’s money twice a month…