Yes, standard bridge instrumentation.Does the Navy not look at AIS??
It would help if those that make a statement like this have some first hand knowledge of the military and the Navy in particular. Every, and I mean every (officer and enlisted alike) are subject to random drug testing. A random number (sometimes two) are selected and if that is the last number of your social security number, you do the drug test. No outs, no excuses. You pee in a bottle observed by someone else to make sure you don't "cheat." Absolute chain of custody and you initial he sealed bottle. If you pop positive you are out. Do even remotely think merchant seaman are subject to this? Maybe and since I don't have a lot of knowledge about them I'll leave it to those who know or who want to widely speculate about this to chime in. But if you think the bridge crew on a ship is a bunch of pot heads and meth addicts you need to do a little research. Better yet, volunteer yourself to serve and be part of the the 1%. Even better, have your son or daughter volunteer and they can tell you about the training they have to undergo. I served and am proud of it and my son is currently serving. Did something horribly go wrong. You bet. I can't speculate but as upper brass has indicated, people will be held responsible. Was there a loss of "situational awareness" - absolutely! That should never, ever happen but we should wait until the investigation is complete before we make wild accusations or insinuate incompetence or willful misconduct like drug use.Sorry for not being clear. The thread is about the Navy. You may think it's not part of the Navy but it seems to have permeated everywhere else.
A healthy discussion would take unpatriotic remarks under consideration.My concern on here was the very unpatriotic remarks posted here. Healthy discussion is a much better approach.
That would be "...preserve, protect and defend the constitution..."?they all had the guts to take the Oath.
Very similar, but basically, ' I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;..", and the rest depends on commissioned versus enlisted. Fundamentally, you are taking an oath to put yourself in harm's way.That would be "...preserve, protect and defend the constitution..."?