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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Duncandl" data-source="post: 4372992" data-attributes="member: 4389">We could have a 600 ship fleet but the Merchant Marines who keep the United States Navy loaded with supplies and fuel are so undermanned it wouldn’t matter. If you know a young person looking for an adventure refer them to the Merchant Marine’s! I work in the logistics world for the Department of Navy and times are tough supporting our Sailors. Material is hard to come by to manufacture replacement parts but skilled labor to keep the ships afloat is almost nonexistent these days. The USNS fleet is probably 90% civilians and every one of them are over worked.</blockquote>