I am so angry at the US Navy over this and disheartened by Navy Twitter too. THIS PERSON IS IN CHARGE OF NATIONAL SHIPBUILDING. Yet she has zero experience. You all are (rightfully!) upset about the Navy shipbuilding plan but CNO said there is no yard availability to beat China🧵
Repeatedly I've been told that I don't understand how the Navy works, that I'm blaming @USNavyCNO for things out of his control. That he can't order ships into the Black Sea, for example.That request, to protect the cargo ships that will prevent famine, has to come from elsewhere
Phillips in the elsewhere. Her department is the liaison with the Joint Chiefs on merchant ship protection. She is the Commandant of the US Merchant Service! But here department, @DOTMARAD, is underfunded and broken.
@DOTMARAD has become worse after a US Navy has pushed three Naval officers in a row into that position then turned their back on them.
President Biden nominated Admiral Phillips, describing her as “a leader in the field of coastal resilience and climate impact on national security at the regional, national and international level.”
What part of his quote carries any relevance to our shipbuilding, port congestion, strategic sealift, and waterborne transportation/port infrastructure???
We are in a shipbuilding crisis. Do you know who is now in charge of commercial shipyard subsidies?
Commandant Philips!
Commandant Philips!
We are in a port congestion crisis that @federalreserve has said contributes to runaway inflation. Do you know who is now in charge of commercial shipyard subsidies?
Commandant Philips!
Commandant Philips!
We are in a national infastructure crisis. Do you know who is now in charge of doling out the maritime portion of $1.2 TRILLION in taxpayer infrastructure dollars?
Commandant Philips!
Commandant Philips!
Are shipyards national infrastructure? What are the roads and rails leading into them, the harbors they live in, the drydocks they use, the heavy equipment? It's infrastructure! It's Commandant Philips! She controls the purse that can help us win.
We have a critical shortage of working ships, and our ready reserve ships are falling apart. Who is in charge of working ships and the Ready Reserve fleet?
Commandant Philips!
Commandant Philips!
CSIS just told you all the secrets to China's naval shipbuilding success. But why them, and why so late? Well, who is in charge of analyzing competitive shipyards? Commandant Philips! features.csis.org
Who is in charge of working with Wall Street and corporations (our major shipbuilders ARE corporations!) to make our shipyards competitive with PRC? Commandant Philips!
We have an American ship under arrest and locked down in the People's Republic of China. Who is in charge of working with State to free that ship? Commandant Philips!
With the closure of Red Hill CAN NOT fuel or carriers in the pacific. @SecDef says we will "distribute the fuel at sea". Well, who is in charge of our Tanker Security program? Commandant Philips!
The Berger has given up preposition ships, tanks & heavy equipment because he knows we can't protect logistical ships. Well, who is in charge of protecting cargo ships? Commandant Philips!
China has 5,500 merchant ships it can issue portable weapons to tomorrow. We can't because we only have 72 American Flag ships in international service. Who is in charge of working with the navy to protect the cargo on those ships? Commandant Philips!
Mahan said there are two components of Seapower. Naval and Merchant shipping. The US has a naval seapower strategy, we have NO commercial strategy. Who is in charge of the merchant shipping seapower strategy? Commandant Philips!
The Naval war college has slots for merchant mariners, but MARAD only has appointed 1 student and 1 professor. Think tanks, pentagon working groups, strategy groups... who fills these positions? Commandant Philips!
But again, what is the main cause of this chart being F@#$'d? Our shipyards are not efficient or profitable enough to expand. Who is in charge of getting them financing and government help? Commandant Philips!
Commandant Philips!
Who now has a 4 Star rank (but the US Navy never lets them wear the uniform)!
Rear Admiral Phillips, USN (ret)... she is one of you but zero naval officers came to her confirmation.
Who now has a 4 Star rank (but the US Navy never lets them wear the uniform)!
Rear Admiral Phillips, USN (ret)... she is one of you but zero naval officers came to her confirmation.
What in this bio makes her qualified to handle any of these things?
Why am I disheartened at you? Why am I mad at the Navy. Because you guys have more influence and power than you think. YOU guys got this giant banner in front of Gilday. YOU Guys - this Twitter crowd - did it. I know because I saw the emails.
If you guys can do that, then you can also get the FAILED and BROKEN MARAD in the hands of Congress two. You can show them what MARAD has done to help our shipyards build ships. Here is the chart you guys can help me get in front of Congress:
Here on Twitter, we have many of the world's top NAval experts, top navy SEAPOWER experts, and top Shipbuilding experts. Yet I bet I could count on one hand the number of you who knew she is now a Commandant!
But right now @mercoglianos and I are the ONLY ones holding @DOTMARAD accountable for their epic and repeated failures. If you want a 355 ship navy then WE NEED YOUR HELP. Please. I'm begging!
I did not agree with her nomination but now she is in. Let's please come together and help her succeed! We NEED to fix @DOTMARAD asap. The stakes are too high to continue to ignore it.
I review this tweet four times before sending. Now that I sent it I see all of the grammatical errors. 🤦♂️ Sorry everyone, I am failing you all too. 😪
P.S. There is one former US Navy officer with more power and influence than the @USNavyCNO to help shipbuilders. One man who needs to get with the program and help his Navy build ships ASAP. He is Commandant Phillips’s boss. His name is @SecretaryPete
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