Prolonged deployment is coupled with reports of water shortages, plumbing issues and attempts to jump overboard
US navy veterans and military health experts are expressing concerns about the strain on sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has spent nearly nine months at sea supporting US operations in the Middle East, amid reports of poor living conditions and worsening mental health among its crew.
The San Diego-based aircraft carrier left port on 21 November, originally bound for the Pacific, but was redirected to the Middle East as the US-Israel war with Iran began. It has now spent more than 250 consecutive days at sea without a significant port visit, with its deployment repeatedly extended.
On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the US military was preparing to replace the Lincoln with the USS George Washington, as concerns mount over the conditions aboard the Lincoln.
Reports by the Navy Times and Stars and Stripes this week described shortages of supplies and water as well as plumbing problems, low morale and deteriorating mental health among the Lincoln’s roughly 5,000 sailors, and further reported that there had been multiple attempts by sailors to jump overboard. The reports prompted several Democratic lawmakers to demand answers from the Pentagon.
Genuinely, no one outside the US cares.
They’re stooges used to prop up a fascist regime, kill innocent children, and rob nations of their natural resources.
Modern day colonialism.
I used to think that
Then I saw how people try to survive in the US
Their military relies on poverty
The overwhelming majority of people on those ships are only there because the other option was starvation
I despise 'Murica and their war machine, and I hold most of those in their military in contempt, but that’s because they aren’t professionals
They’re slaves
Starvation is an exaggeration, but homelessness is a real risk
Healthcare is a big reason as well. If you look at it for a while, you realize that America’s military doesn’t work without socialism.
Our military is absolutely a socialist program. But tell most people who served that and they’ll say you’re nuts.
If I was one of those poor bastards id legit be considering if I couldn’t make it to Armenia or not.
I’d probably be in a fight with the nearest Trumper as there’s always one who won’t shut up about how much they love him
The orange pedo is actively lowering and removing snap/ebt from people who need it. Starvation is FAR from an exaggeration; it’s a reality here.
They could’ve joined the Army and could’ve been stuck in Kuwait dealing with Iranian drones instead. There’s always options.