Online Public Relations Thoughts

The Navy is woefully behind in building warships.  Some of that is a workforce crisis.  The service can't get enough laborers in shipyards.  A good part of that, however, is due to the Navy's fiddling with plans even as ships are built.  It can't seem to keep its hands off new vessels long enough to get them done on time and on budget.  Cost overruns and time loss are endemic.  The service needs a shakeup with emphasis on getting construction done.  That is not likely to happen without a war igniting urgency in the ranks.  It will continue to have an image of a bungler until then.