The USN hasn't had a chance to do NGFS much for a very long time. But when they get the chance it is often epic.
When I was a young j.g., I was stuck in a PCU for looong time. In the meantime my friends were deploying off the coast of Beirut in support of the Marines ashore. The wikipedia article understates their mission (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U…). They had several memorable fire missions, including ambushing a truck mounted Katyusha that set up in the wadi to launch on the Marine positions on …
I’ve been beating this drum for what seems like forever. The Italians have a 5” 64 on the same hull as the constitution class why not us. With every cruiser we DeCom we lose two 5” inch guns. We can make up for that firepower by putting the Italian gun on our ships. It fires twice as fast as ours, it fires the same extended range gun rounds(ours are actually Italian designed now!) and the Italian can fire continuously until the magazine is empty because it’s a water cooled gun. Adding 76mm guns…
An excellent point. I've long thought that the Navy, in particular, needed to have its officers on a dual-track path. A sea duty track, and a shore duty track - and you alternate between the two. Your shore track may be on the acquisition side, but you have the strongest possible incentive to get it right...because you're taking it to war on your next tour. :-)
And correcting the up-or-out promotion gates would be wise, too. Give people the opportunity to do something out of the ordinary - exchange tours come immediately to mind.