Not only can they not float a portable pier [Gaza] (at a cool burn rate of 335 million debt-bucks) but they can’t maintain an aging fleet of maritime connectors. The Army continues to trip over itself in most missions.
Maybe they could reach zero by 2028 in the current trend-line.
No one will be fired nor held accountable.
Reducing your mission capable rate from near 75% to 35% is quite a feat; the pursuit of bureaucratic excellence continues.
Maybe they can revise the governance framework before 2050…
The report highlights a stark decline in the operational readiness of the Army’s 70-vessel watercraft fleet. From a fully mission capable rate of 75% in 2020, the fleet’s readiness has plummeted to below 40% in 2024, the GAO report has revealed. This dramatic downturn severely hampers the Army’s ability to meet its mission requirements, conduct essential training, and maintain operational readiness.
The GAO report:
Army Watercraft: Actions Needed to Optimize Small but Critical Fleet
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