"cargo ships"

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• 2014-11-13 morning 1h 0m Complete

  Mark Koernke discussed the U.S. Army's forced retirement of experienced officers, particularly those who rose from enlisted ranks, arguing this represents socialist peacetime purging of qualified personnel to make room for politically connected individuals. He drew parallels to Jimmy Carter's 1970s military downsizing and criticized the practice of eliminating officers with strong records and extensive combat experience. Koernke also covered France's pressure from the U.S. State Department regarding Mistral helicopter carrier sales to Russia, and discussed aircraft carrier design philosophy, arguing that converted cargo container ships would be more cost-effective than purpose-built carriers.