The Navy's experiment with hands in pockets under review, top admiral says

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The folks reviewing “can put hands in pockets” do they feel like they’re doing valuable work?

Sounds like they don't have a choice, it comes from the Secretary of State

Marco Rubio isn't in the Navy's chain of command.

The benefits and pension must be worth it.

> do they feel like they’re doing valuable work?

They answered that question in the article ;)

However, for many hundreds of years - longer than the US has had a navy - there has been a belief that allowing sailors to put their hands in their pockets would lead to mutinies. And more accidents. I think (hope) we can safely say that there wasn’t an increase in mutinies.

But studying the accident rate on ships based on a hands-in-pockets policy is actually valuable work. I hope they publish the results.

I mean... as a former marine, i want every other member of the navy family to put up with the tradition of ignoring perfectly good pockets in BDUs. I had to do it, the kids should damn well be forced to do it.

But...

Holy crap. Is there something else more consequential we could waste time with? Yes, I appreciate I am part of the problem having just spent 30 sec rage typing the single most inconsequential post I've ever posted on HN.

Apologies for wasting your time.

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