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Maybe... The thing is that the US is going full Russia where fealty is more important than results. And we all know how corrupt every level of government is in Russia.
For all the faults that the US has, and there are many, this seems like an unfounded take. The level of traceability and record keeping for DoD functions is absolutely insane. DoD is a hell of a long way still from the cesspool that Russia is.
But they're very actively working to get there.
Pete Hegseth has a hilariously bad record as SecDef. In any non-Trump administration he would already be gone (and would never have been nominated). Despite his significant fuckups, he's still there because he's loyal.
I won't argue that. The complex policies around record keeping and verification I do not believe to have been impacted by that clown.
Is this an insinuation about the maintainers, supply chain, or the engineering? None of those stakeholders want the finger pointing to land on them at the end of an incident like this.
This is me worrying that with the upper ranks being controlled by a narcissist who fires people when they tell him things he doesn't like even if true... Things like this will become more common. Just like in Russia.
That’s a valid concern but not necessarily in this situation. No commander gets into what the wrench turners are doing outside of generating sorties and ensuring that stats are being reported.
The real options are engineering oversight or factor not accounted for, bad/defective/counterfeit part, support fuck up, or maintainer issue.
These kinds of mishaps are big deals on the flightlines for obvious reasons. This kicks off an intensive investigation. Here’s an older example.