You don’t build a climate of trust and respect by lying
At homecoming, Superintendent Helis made a State of the Academy presentation to the Alumni. It included this slide: Helis said that the quotes on this […]
Month: September 2016
The Law of Unintended Consequences (updated)
[updated my example to clarify that SA/SH is encountered by men as well as women and added explanatory comment at the end] The administration claims […]
Words matter
Readers of this blog are by now familiar with my use of “stand down cancellation” whenever I refer to the administration’s hasty and poorly-thought out […]
Clarification about the RFQ — and a look at how a bureaucrat thinks
The RFQ was classic bureaucratic mumbo jumbo. It was pretty difficult to figure out what the Academy was looking for. But, at homecoming, the Superintendent […]
To all the new visitors to KPS
First, welcome. I hope you will find this site a useful source of information. I apologize if posting might be sparse for the next couple […]
An open invitation to MARAD Administrator Jaenichen to correct the record
Yesterday during the State of the Academy briefing to the alumni, I confronted Maritime Administrator Jaenichen and Superintendent Helis about my post showing that the […]
This is big: The Academy SA/SH surveys are over-reporting sexual harassment
An anonymous parent has been doing some great investigative work and pointed out to me that the 2014 USMMA SA/SH survey conducted by the Defense […]
An important post is coming this morning
It probably won’t be up until 5’ish, but stay tuned. (Not a personnel announcement, unfortunately.) But it will leave you wondering whether there is a […]
Headed to homecoming
I have a trial scheduled in Chester County, PA starting Monday. A major portion of it just settled, so now my weekend has freed up […]
Credit to Congressman Lee M. Zeldin (NY-1)
Someone just sent me Congressman Lee M. Zeldin’s letter to Secretary Foxx in which he calls for the immediate end of the stand down cancellation: […]
What in the world was Sharon van Wyk thinking?
Not enough attention has been paid to Sharon van Wyk’s role in the false narrative that SA/SH on commercial ships is so significant that the […]
The Academy’s Public Affairs Officer knows that sea year is safe
In a recent post, I identified the various people and groups who know that sea year is safe and the only three people who claim […]
Have I been unfair to Jaenichen and Helis?
There are some who think I have been unfair to Maritime Administrator Jaenichen and Superintendent Helis by calling for them to be fired. The individuals […]
Why Jaenichen and Helis must both be fired
In the editorial I posted the other day, I called for the firing of Maritime Administrator, Chip Jaenichen, and Superintendent James Helis. A number of […]
A sample letter for Congress
I previously posted a “pony” or sample letter that midshipmen could use for contacting their Senators and Representatives. Here are a couple of more detailed […]
Just thrown over the transom — an amendment to the RFQ
The confidential tip page continues to bear fruit. I just received a copy of Amendment No. 2 to the RFQ. It is the amendment that […]
Word is leaking out that LMI may be “wired” to get the RFQ
My hunch that a company named “EverFi” was “wired” to get the RFQ may have been wrong. We have received word that employees of a […]
So who thinks sea year is unsafe for midshipmen?
Someone pointed out to me tonight that every single stakeholder — other than three people — thinks sea year is safe. Let’s review: We know […]
Editorial: The ultimate conclusion to be drawn from the SAGR statistics
Yesterday, I posted the results of my analysis of the Academy’s SA/SH statistics. As an alum, it pained me to report those results; because, they […]
RFQ: Need information about yesterday’s DOT meeting at KP (updated)
Reportedly there was a meeting yesterday at the Academy in which a statement was made that indicated that a company has already been chosen as […]
FAQ’s About the SAGR Survey Reports
Yesterday, I posted my analysis of what I think are the critical findings (at least as far as they relate to the sea year stand […]
An analysis of the Academy’s SA/SH statistics
Midshipmen should never have been removed from commercial ships and MARAD owes the maritime industry an apology. This weekend, I finally had an opportunity to […]
Maritime TV interviews a midshipman
Maritime TV has obtained an interview with a midshipman about the Sea Year stand down cancellation. You can listen to it here. Even though the […]
Looking for midshipmen willing to be interviewed by a reporter
A reporter from a newspaper has contacted me seeking information about the sea year stand down cancellation. This reporter is interested in interviewing midshipmen but […]
A “pony” for midshipmen wanting to contact Congress
Dear Midshipmen: You CAN help in the efforts to restore Sea Year and get the Academy re-accredited! Please contact your Congressman and two senators. If […]
AMO editorial — “bizarre threat to U.S. merchant fleet”
In addition to joining with three other major Amercian seafaring unions in the letter to Secretary Foxx that I posted yesterday, the AMO has now […]
Did the administration talk its way out of accreditation probation?
There have been rumors that the Academy was supposed to get probation but that someone persuaded MSCHE to give the Academy only a warning, instead. […]
Need tips: What can you tell me about EverFi’s relationship with KP?
The RFQ and the short time given to submit responses to it suggest that DOT and MARAD have pre-selected who will get the contract. I […]
NJ Congressmen weigh in
Here’s a link to a letter from four New Jersey Congressmen weighing in on the sea year stand down cancellation. I particularly like this: “[T]he […]