Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 490 g
The U.S. Navy's Status Quo Culture
Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 490 g
ISBN: 978-1-59114-865-4
Verlag: Naval Institute Press
In this book, military sociologist Roger Thompson provides a compelling, often scathing, assessment of the U.S. Navy and its learning disabilities and then presents a convincing argument for reform. <br><br>Thompson points to the U.S. Navy’s up-or-out promotion system, massive personnel turnover, inexperienced crews, and drug and alcohol abuse as problems that make it difficult for the Navy to build cohesive, well-trained fighting units. In a review of the Navy’s recent history, he finds that its ships, submarines, and aircraft are often outperformed in competitions and exercises with other navies and its failures are either denied altogether or perfunctorily excused. Diesel submarines so quiet that they are rarely detected until it s too late to prevent an attack routinely surpass expensive U.S. nuclear subs and put U.S. aircraft carriers in danger. American naval pilots, whose weapons are often improperly tested, are frequently bested by military pilots from other countries. Because the U.S. Navy doesn’t have enough surface ships to protect its capital ships, American carrier strike groups now use Canadian ships as escorts. Shortcomings like these, Thompson argues, undermine the Navy s potential and should be cause for national concern.<br><br>In presenting a side of the U.S. Navy that is rarely discussed, this book spells out lessons the Navy must learn if it is going to succeed in an era of asymmetrical warfare of David-versus-Goliath conflicts. The author puts forth a twelve-step program that calls on the U.S. Navy to rethink its naval strategy, to lose some weight, and to focus on the fundamentals.
