Blame Game USMC Style

[tomahawk6]

A two star has been found to be partly to blame for the AAV sinking that killed 8 Marines and a sailor.

Marine commander suspended after an investigation found he was partly to blame for deadly AAV accident

Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi, who oversaw the ground combat unit that was involved in the deadly sinking of an amphibious assault vehicle last year, has been placed on administrative leave last week from his duties as the Marine Corps inspector general.

www.stripes.com

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Wow! I wonder how many flag officers would be left in the RCN if we started suspending them for "failure to address maintenance shortfalls".

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Wow! I wonder how many flag officers would be left in the RCN if we started suspending them for "failure to address maintenance shortfalls".

The problem with our system is how budgets are allocated: operational commanders do not generally control the National Procurement (parts) and maintenance budgets for their major equipment. That is all done at ADM (Mat).

What the operational commanders do control is time. They can give time for first line, preventative maintenance or they can drive kit like they stole it on training/operations. You could tell an MND that: sorry, Canada cannot send a warship/6 pack of fighters/ tank sqn to place X on the globe, because we are out of parts or everything is down for maintenance. Or you could cobble something together/hope nothing big breaks and go out the door.

Guess which approach gets you promoted and which one doesn’t?

 

[Spencer100]

Bad Program Management Costs More Than Money

One little nugget I’ve said too much that last week or so is that to many in the national security nomenklatura – especially in DC – the pro...

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The amphibious assault vehicle mishap that killed eight Marines and a sailor in July 2020 has spurred many “lessons learned” that leaders say will prevent anything so “tragic” from happening again.
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When the 13 vehicles were delivered to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit in April 2020, 12 were not operational. But they were deemed ready for landborne operations after months of repairs by 15th MEU mechanics, and by July, the AAVs had achieved “what we thought” was waterborne capabilities, Olson said.

However, the vehicles did not meet the standards required for waterborne operations, as became clear after the accident. More than 54 percent of the AAVs in the fleet did not meet watertight integrity standards, an investigation revealed.

“What we found in our subsequent inspections after a safety of use message came up on the 31st of July was that we had a problem across the fleet with our watertight integrity,” Olson said.

 

[Infanteer]

It's called the "GET ER DONE!" mentality.

 

[SupersonicMax]

The problem with our system is how budgets are allocated: operational commanders do not generally control the National Procurement (parts) and maintenance budgets for their major equipment. That is all done at ADM (Mat).

Yep. Disperse responsibilities across many organizations and no one is actually accountable.