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Month: May 2022

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Why are we “pausing” women at sea?

May 23, 2022 Andy Simpson, KP '82 1

The Sea Year pause cancellation harms the potential victims it supposedly seeks to protect.  Before the Sea Year pause cancellation, midshipmen obtained valuable, real-world, training […]

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Why would MARAD put KP midshipmen on ships that are not accountable to it?

May 16, 2022 Andy Simpson, KP '82 1

As I’ve covered extensively in this blog, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) is blocking USMMA midshipmen from their long-established, and essential, Sea Year training aboard commercial […]

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[UPDATED] MARAD’s efforts to control its oversight board, the Academy’s Board of Visitors: Understanding MARAD’s gamesmanship – Part 4

May 13, 2022 Andy Simpson, KP '82 8

Update:  At today’s BOV meeting, in response to objections to having MARAD involved in the approval of the BOV’s charter, MARAD’s new Chief Counsel actually […]

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Melogy has a credibility problem.

May 12, 2022 Andy Simpson, KP '82 0

A while back I asked for background information on John Ryan Melogy, the self-appointed crusader against SASH in the maritime industry. I was overwhelmed by […]

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Deputy Superintendent Dunlap found to have discriminated and retaliated against Academy’s SASH Program Manager

May 12, 2022 Andy Simpson, KP '82 3

This discrimination decision is damning.  Last year, Deputy Superintendent Susan Dunlap was found to have engaged in discrimination against the Academy’s Sexual Assault and Sexual […]

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