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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/navy-families-denounce-trump-hegseth

Iranian missiles have already destroyed significant capacity for the US military's paper thin logistics network in the middle east, leading to severe food and sanitation shortages throughout the Navy. Sailors are losing their minds, posting borderline mutinous language on social media, and self harming. Some have lost 20-30 lbs due to their meagre diet.

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[โ€“] sodium_nitride@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's probably different when you're at war. Not like the sailors are hired to be on a vacation.

I mean i guess but i'm only willing to give you that because Iran is capable of Doing Something to an aircraft carrier, otherwise i would honestly say ye olde sailours sailing around the world the hard way had it way tougher with way worse conditions and, as everyone knows, everything must be compared like it's the misery olympics