Businessman John Phelan, Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Navy, was at his confirmation hearing today in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
As my friend Captain John Konrad said, it had the potential to be something different, as Mr Phelan has no previous connection to the Navy and is not a mariner in any capacity.
…This is a historic moment. We’ve heard plenty of testimony lately, but let’s be honest—we knew at least 90% of what they were going to say.
This one is different. The Navy is in deep trouble, and for the first time in my lifetime, a complete outsider is being brought in to fix it. And not just any outsiders but one of the best financial minds of his generation.
For years, I’ve said the Navy’s #1 problem is insularity. When trouble hits, they always turn to their own—Navy vets investigating, Navy vets making the plans. Smart guys, but stuck in the same institutional lens.
This time, we’re finally getting a fresh, outside perspective. I can’t wait.
And I liked what he had to say in his introduction. There wasn’t any schweet talk, that’s for sure.
Wow. New SECNAV John Phelan isn’t pulling punches. In his…
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