The US Navy's Military Sealift Command New Workforce Initiative Aims to Increase Readiness of Ships

Описание: A Sea Change for Sealift
November 25, 2024

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner—discusses the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) Workforce Initiative which aims to increase the readiness of deployed logistics ships and the inactivation of 17 ships, along with some proposed changes.

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00:00 What is the Problem?
05:47 Ships to be Deactivated
09:40 Where in the world is MSC?
13:05 Crewing Solution
17:38 Recruiting Mariners: Success & New Leave Policy
21:10 Other Ideas to Increase MSC Capabilities

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