The Plight Of Petty Officers
Bill Whittle says the experienced, practical, level-headed, down-to-earth, non-commissioned officer has been the backbone of both the army and the navy since time immemorial.
He says they are not the kind of people one would expect to find scurrying up the rigging of a U.S. warship operating in hostile waters in order to install their own, Petty Officers Only, Starlink wifi so that they can keep up with their emails and TikTok videos while deep in the western Pacific.
And the commanding officer of the USS Goat Rodeo does not exactly cover herself in glory in terms of getting to the bottom of this bilge water. The crack “Right Angle” trio of Whittle, Scott Ott and Steve Green share their thoughts.
