Manning the USN

To begin with, crews on MSC ships are civlians (yes there are some military, but the actual crew is civilian) so that would require forcing these service members out of the military, with a loss of military benefits, and into a civil service job.

Secondly, as to my initial question, how then would we man warships?

The issues in the maritime industry are a different thread.

The issues with Hagseth’s character and drinking are also another thread.

I was hoping for an intelligent discussion on the specific maritime issues here. Sadly it has devolved into one more Trump is the messiah/Trump is the antichrist threads.