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paleotn

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4. In this environment, who can blame them?

Reply to Simeon Salus (Reply #3)

Fri May 1, 2026, 10:27 AM

Friday

Something the public needs to know but if attributed, you lose your job at best. Face civil or criminal consequences at worst. And have your email and phone blown up with death threats. The choice is yours.

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Fire aboard Navy destroyer USS Higgins, officials say [View all] BumRushDaShow Friday OP

But I guess it's interesting that these incidents suddenly are" Ray Bruns Friday #1

And why we trained so hard and often to deal with them paleotn Friday #6

Sabotage for exceedingly long deployments? Mawspam2 Friday #2

"...speaking under condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly." Simeon Salus Friday #3

In this environment, who can blame them? paleotn Friday #4

Perhaps I didn't make my point adequately Simeon Salus Friday #7

You're suggesting that a report from unnamed sources about a fire onboard a destroyer is deliberate propaganda? harumph Friday #10

Having the world's largest aircraft carrier's black water system disabled by sailors doesn't make sense either. Simeon Salus Friday #13

If they were feeding me the shit we see in pictures, I would burn the damn thing down as well Bev54 Friday #5

Fires aboard ship are terrifying -- 70sEraVet Friday #8

There was an old study out there Farmer-Rick Friday #9

Morale gets low when people are being worked for 15 hrs straight day after day. harumph Friday #11

The deployment is TOO LONG! Fucking shitstain dave99 Friday #12