The submarine force devalues the experience of shipyard junior officers whose mission has been returning warships to fighting shape. These junior officers spend their days in shipyards laboring over work controls and complex maintenance procedures to the detriment of their navigation and tactical prowess. They are at a disadvantage because they spend less time at sea honing their skills on the tip of the Navy's lethal spear. A Shipyard Problem While assigned to a submarine undergoing major overhaul in a shipyard, junior officers often view the best part of their tour as the qualification ride on another deployed boat executing a demanding and rewarding mission, instead of their time in the shipyard managing the work on their parent submarine.

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2022/october/take-jos-out-shipyards

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