The big one is that they haven't fought a naval battle in decades. The US Army, Air Force, and USMC have been involved in too many wars in recent decades. For better or worse, they have a lot of people who have been at the sharp end. The Navy, not so much.
It's beginning to look like warships will not be able to operate anywhere near a hostile shore in future. Truck-mounted systems are now a serious threat to warships. No more parking a helicopter carrier offshore and sending in the Marines. The new "littoral combat ships" are already being retired after only a few years in service.
Yea, I was in the pre-com unit for the first LCS ship and it was an absolute shit-show at the builders constantly. The real problem isn't that the Navy can't fight battles, it's that they can't even perform basic navigation now without subs and ships hitting everything in sight! There is a "brain drain" in the USN where the best leaders (officers or otherwise) are forced out by the toxic culture and all that remains are the dickheads who are barely competent.
The big one is that they haven't fought a naval battle in decades. The US Army, Air Force, and USMC have been involved in too many wars in recent decades. For better or worse, they have a lot of people who have been at the sharp end. The Navy, not so much.
It's beginning to look like warships will not be able to operate anywhere near a hostile shore in future. Truck-mounted systems are now a serious threat to warships. No more parking a helicopter carrier offshore and sending in the Marines. The new "littoral combat ships" are already being retired after only a few years in service.
[1] https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-19-225t.pdf