Carrier Noise
News is this week that the Navy Department has dubbed the upcoming aircraft carrier, currently only a collection of drawings and designated CVN-78, the USS Gerald R. Ford.
This act is making a large number of Navy veterans angry, especially veterans who served on the carrier USS America, which was scuttled in the Atlantic some time ago as part of ( Read more... )
This act is making a large number of Navy veterans angry, especially veterans who served on the carrier USS America, which was scuttled in the Atlantic some time ago as part of ( Read more... )
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That is exactly why.
You should know by now that our practices in this regard are rather idiotic, short-sighted, and have about as much logic behind them as the galaxy orbiting the Earth.
It's still possible that they'll rethink their decision. After all, at this early stage, it may still be possible to instigate a name change with enough backlash.
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