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Old 08-01-2021, 08:02   #1
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A REPORT ON THE FIGHTING CULTURE OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY SURFACE FLEET

The surprising part is that this report was released.
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REPORT ON THE FIGHTING CULTURE OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY SURFACE FLEET

Conducted at the Direction of Senator Tom Cotton, Congressman Jim Banks, Congressman Dan Crenshaw, Congressman Mike Gallaghe

Written by Lieutenant General Robert E. Schmidle, USMC, Ret. & Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, USN, Ret.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................. .................................................. .................2
FINDINGS .................................................. .................................................. .....................................6
Insufficient Focus on Warfighting....................................... .................................................. ............... 6
A Dominant and Paralyzing Zero-Defect Mentality......................................... .................................. 9
Corrosive Over-Responsiveness to Media Culture .................................................. ......................... 11
Under-Investment in Surface Warfare Officer Training .................................................. ............... 13
Poorly Resourced and Executed Surface Ship Maintenance Program........................................... 16
Culture of Micromanagement.................................................. .................................................. ......... 18
RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION........................................ .................................................2


https://www.cotton.senate.gov/imo/me...avy_report.pdf
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