Great Editorial by Joseph Keefe
Joseph Keefe over at MaritimeProfessional.com has been digging into the SASH numbers. Read the whole thing — it’s very well written but I want to […]
More Congressmen are taking notice
Congress is coming back from recess and the Kings Point accreditation issues and sea year issues have captured the attention of several of our elected […]
Congressman Peter King gets it
This is important. Congressman Peter King is the chairman of the Congressional Board of Visitors for Kings Point. He issued the following statement on his […]
Another way to submit confidential info
I created that confidential tip webpage and then ran off to Europe for three weeks and didn’t realize that it wasn’t quite working properly — […]
If you like your graduation year, you can keep your graduation year
So when the whole sea year “stand down” cancellation was announced, we were assured by the administration that graduation dates would not be affected. To […]
Here’s what MARAD was saying about sexual abuse during sea year 3 months before the sea year stand down
Spoiler alert: Absolutely nothing. Here’s a link to Admiral Helis’ testimony in Congress in March 2016, only three months before the sea year stand down. […]
The USMMAAAF says to read the fine print
I’m glad to see the UMMAAAF getting the message out. They are taking a neutral position, but getting the word out to read the actual […]
Excellent Op-Ed by Ivy Suter on the Sea Year Fiasco
One of her points: “MARAD’s decision relating to the environment at sea is not supported by validated data in published reports. MARAD and its Advisory […]
A Kings Point midshipman shall not lie, cheat or steal. Why aren’t MARAD’s announcements held to the same standards?
I earnestly believe that the leadership of MARAD and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy should be required to adhere to the same Honor Code requirements […]
The $200 million (actually $300 million) question
Why did MARAD’s Chip Jaenichen plunge KP into chaos and disrupt the ability of midshipmen to graduate by cancelling sea year training? What demonstrable risk […]
The Sea Year Stand Down must be reversed
On June 16, 2016, with no advance notice, MARAD unilaterally announced that it was suspending sea year at Kings Point. Thirty-three midshipmen who were to […]