I thought this was coming. My oldest son is in school at Corry Station and I was hoping to visit at some point but felt this was inevitable.
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Interesting article in a British paper today. Although the people interviewed were current and prior French naval officers it sounds plausible for all. The only people on earth that do not know about the extent of Covid 19 are Nuke crews who deployed prior to the developing crisis. The Commanders may have been notified but filter the news? One officer said his father had passed away while he was at sea and he was not informed until returning to port. Is this the usual procedure?
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We are about to be reunited (hopefully) this week with our oldest who graduates AF basic Thursday...we have had two phone calls with him. A couple of letters. He has referred to hearing 'rumors' about COVID. Mentioned crowds limited to 350. He went in before this all hit the fan. He didn't even know the work Covid or Coronaviris when he left the beginning of February.
Even with him getting his phone back soon, he will be shocked at the reality when he returns to his home. Not until you are back to what is your hovel...normal routine...do I think one will know the true extent of all this. I think that first family dinner will be fascinating. Probably overwhelming. His job was at his university. That job is gone now.
About to enter the Twilight Zone!
Even with him getting his phone back soon, he will be shocked at the reality when he returns to his home. Not until you are back to what is your hovel...normal routine...do I think one will know the true extent of all this. I think that first family dinner will be fascinating. Probably overwhelming. His job was at his university. That job is gone now.
About to enter the Twilight Zone!
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justdoit19 - Is he at AF Basic as a reservist or AD? If AD the Conus travel restrictions may prevent his return to home, subsequent training, or his first assignment.
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ANG...he was originally to come home. Word is, he still will. And that it may be in a military transport (vs commercial). He wasn’t slated to go to tech school. I know it can change. Fingers crossed
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Marines stop sending recruits to Parris Island.
Marine Corps Temporarily Suspends Shipping Recruits to MCRD Parris Island
Amid the national emergency caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and out of an abundance of caution, the Marine Corps is taking steps to protect its recruits, recruit training personnel, their families and
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not surprisingly, TR is now up to 150-200 positive tests, by this time next week they could be close to 1000
www.sfchronicle.com
there is no way to keep sailors separated on the ship
"Of the first 33 Roosevelt sailors testing positive, seven, or 21%, originally tested negative. After testing negative, those seven sailors presented symptoms within 1 to 3 days after their initial negative test, Crozier said. "
“Due to the close quarters required on a warship and the current number of positive cases, every single Sailor, regardless of rank, on board the TR must be considered ‘close contact,’” Crozier wrote.
the captain is now urging the Navy to remove the entire crew and put them in isolation on shore somewhere.
“The current strategy will only slow the spread,” he wrote. “The current plan in execution on TR will not achieve virus eradication on any timeline.”
problem is, someone needs to keep the reactor running, someone needs to look after all the weapons, planes, etc, and be available to fight fires etc. really tough situation....
read the full letter from the captain, embedded in the article linked above, for a great example of clear, concise, and forceful communication, complete with a BLUF summary upfront
Exclusive: Captain of aircraft carrier with growing coronavirus outbreak pleads for help from Navy
The captain of a nuclear aircraft carrier docked in Guam with more than 100...
there is no way to keep sailors separated on the ship
"Of the first 33 Roosevelt sailors testing positive, seven, or 21%, originally tested negative. After testing negative, those seven sailors presented symptoms within 1 to 3 days after their initial negative test, Crozier said. "
“Due to the close quarters required on a warship and the current number of positive cases, every single Sailor, regardless of rank, on board the TR must be considered ‘close contact,’” Crozier wrote.
the captain is now urging the Navy to remove the entire crew and put them in isolation on shore somewhere.
“The current strategy will only slow the spread,” he wrote. “The current plan in execution on TR will not achieve virus eradication on any timeline.”
problem is, someone needs to keep the reactor running, someone needs to look after all the weapons, planes, etc, and be available to fight fires etc. really tough situation....
read the full letter from the captain, embedded in the article linked above, for a great example of clear, concise, and forceful communication, complete with a BLUF summary upfront
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Apparently someone read the letter and there will be personnel on board to look after the vital systems.
US Navy Evacuating Aircraft Carrier Infected by Coronavirus
A skeleton crew will man critical stations while Theodore Roosevelt is disinfected pierside in Guam, Acting Secretary Modly said.
www.defenseone.com
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The Spanish flu hit Navy ship pretty hard.
news.usni.org
Navy, Marines Struggled With 1918 Influenza Pandemic - USNI News
As the 1918 flu pandemic raged, Navy doctors preached the force needed to wash their hands often and to isolate the sick from the healthy.
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