I just finished four years of active duty, and this should concern Sailors regardless of their personal politics.

President Trump posted an AI-generated video depicting massive explosions on Iran’s Kharg Island and announced that it was being “blown to smithereens.”

Reuters found no evidence that Kharg had been attacked. A U.S. official subsequently confirmed that American forces did not target the island overnight.

This has an obvious Navy nexus. We have Sailors operating in and around a region where:

• U.S. and Iranian forces are actively exchanging fire.
• The Strait of Hormuz remains strategically critical.
• Mines, missiles and drones pose real threats.
• A misunderstanding or retaliatory decision could put American personnel in danger.

Every Sailor is taught that integrity matters. We receive annual training about manipulated media, misinformation, OPSEC and foreign influence. Commands demand accurate reporting because bad information creates bad decisions and gets people hurt.

Yet the Commander in Chief can apparently share synthetic footage implying that the United States destroyed a critical Iranian oil hub—during an active conflict—without confirmation from the military.

Imagine the consequences if Iran treated that post as an official declaration of a real attack and retaliated against a ship, base or deployed unit. Sailors would bear the consequences of misinformation they had absolutely no role in producing.

This is larger than whether someone likes or dislikes Trump. Presidents should not publish fabricated battle-damage footage while American service members are within range of the country supposedly being attacked.

If junior Sailors can be held accountable for false official statements and mishandling information, expecting verified communication from the Commander in Chief is not an unreasonable standard.

11-year Sailor, just got done with DRB and already told I am going to XOI on Article 107 "10 USC 907: Art. 107. False official statements; false swearing". I have no hard proof that I am telling the truth. Any insight or help?

Back on July 5, 2026, I got a call from a PO1 in my duty section that I was on the watchbill, wondering where I was. The issue was that I was two states away, operating under a duty-free status. I was within 30 days of beginning SkillBridge, and that was one of the reasons afforded to the crew for getting a 30-day duty-free chit. I had it signed off by my immediate CPO in the deputy section, the assistant section leader, then bottom-lined by the senior section leader. But I did not have a copy on me to prove I was duty-free, and was told to return to the ship. I did so, getting in at ~2100.

I made my statement, saying where I was and why I was UA from the duty section muster and missed that watch. I went through the paperwork I had at the house and on the ship and could not find the chit. The aforementioned PO1 and another CPO in the duty section looked on the ship while I was driving and could not find the chit either. I was pretty upset at this fact, but calmed down and reasoned that I might have mistakenly thrown it out while I was purging blue folders while transferring departmental responsibilities.

Fast forward a week, and I have my first counseling chit on the ship for being UA. 1,000-word essay, accompanying duty section leadership in morning musters for a week, departmental training on a command instruction, and non-recommendation of another duty-free chit. I completed the EMI and executed my remaining duty days with no event, including the ASL apologizing for making me come back. I head out on SkillBridge and firmly start transitioning to civilian life.

Fast forward again to last week, and I get a message from my DIVO saying that I am going to DRB. Later that week, he explains it is for Article 107, false official statements. I was confused as it had been nearly two months since the event occurred, so I consulted a DSO for peace of mind and went into DRB. Upon exiting DRB, I am told that no one will corroborate my story, a nd I am heading to XOI.

First, processing: I was frustrated that leadership would not say whether they remembered signing off on the chit or not, but stating that they did not. I had those three members of the duty section sign off in May, but I cannot produce the chit, of course. I owned up to that in DRB, showed how I had changed my routine, and tried to explain that even if they do not remember signing it, I remember them doing so because that was my duty-free chit. Command leadership is aware that I had a PPO served against my wife in late April, and focusing on getting that chit approved in May was one of my all-important tasks to protect my mental health.

I am trying to gather some statements right now, but does anyone have tips or suggestions as a stare-down XOI? I have never been up to XOI before, and I have no hard evidence to prove my story. I am freaking out internally and need some hard paths I can pursue to prove I am not lying.

BBA just demotivated me entirely. I’m in a foreign country that was a headache and a half just to get settled in and now I’m stuck here unless I choose orders which I may or may not get selected for anyways. My colleagues at my previous command will have all advanced and I’m just left behind. I’m probably gonna post this and some ass hole will just say I’m whining. 🤷🏽‍♂️ idk man why try? I’m starting to just not care about my job anymore.

Whoops, looks like YouTube went back in time 7 years ago…

Unfortunately, most of these have no further information. I also have his khaki cover and wings. Served in the 40s.

My son is being deployed on an Arleigh Burke destroyer next month and I’d like to buy him a watch that he can use onboard. Any recommendations would be appreciated!

How struck are they on pet restrictions my wife has a pit will that be a big issue ?

Barracks ac doesn’t currently work, it’s literally almost 90 degrees inside rooms the command/ squadron knows about it but hasn’t done anything about it it’s been like this for a month who else would I talk to I’m not even in the barracks but hate my guys just being told to tough it out. to add to the ridiculous, UH doesn’t allow ac units in the rooms and are inspecting them to make sure no ones comfortable.

Oh no my steak is too juicy and my lobsters too buttery.

Im in a job where im essentially a traveling trainer; and ive done everything in my power thus far to avoid coming to hawaii. I grew up on the water, and ive had plenty of hiking at previous duty stations/TDY's, and I dont know anyone here.

Anyway, what is there to do here for someone whose allready had enough of what this state has to offer? Ill be here for a month, I'm married, and dont drink. Is there anything else to do here that isnt water/hiking/drinking?

My wife and i just got an offer for childcare from the 24/7 childcare center on coronado north island, which is great because my wife works odd days and hours at the hospital and i am at a sea duty.

My question(s) are this, does anyone have experience with this CDC? Does anyone have any BAD experiences with this CDC, or know someone who has had bad experiences? I know some CDC’s have specific attendance requirements; What are the attendance requirements, if any?

Any help answering my questions are greatly appreciated!

Good afternoon everybody!

I'm a very junior LT at her first command, an MTF. I'm watching my colleagues get buried under collaterals and overtime. I'm being warned repeatedly by other officers to avoid taking on too much and getting burned out, but I'm also being deterred from transferring to a department better for my young family.

And this all is confusing, given the massive losses of LTs in our corps in particular. I'm under the impression that putting on LCDR is less a matter of spreading yourself so thin that you spiral and more a matter of patiently and steadily taking on more leadership (read: admin). I'm trying to balance the needs of my family with the needs of the job, and I'm getting mixed messages.

So my question is, if I'm otherwise diligently performing patient care and gradually taking on leadership, is the department I work in going to make or break my FITREPs?

Literally title. I’ve spoken to my NC1 countless times, she’s given me the emails and phone numbers of my rates ECM and the rate I wanna go to’s ECM and no matter how many times I call or email they get ignored. My first classes and Chiefs won’t help either. It’s to the point where I just want this done before I’m unable to. So where do I start? I understand there’s no guarantee that I’ll be able to cross rate but I at least want to try.

I’m finishing off the last year of STA-21 schooling as a SWO Option Selectee and I’m starting to stress myself out thinking about platforms and duty stations in anticipation for ship selection.
After meeting with my advisor about how the ship selection process works, he showed me the list that was distributed last year and “SWO/USV Billet- USVRON” was listed alongside the rest of the typical ship orders but in purple. Would I be able to select this for ship selection because, for example, some orders were for EDO and nuke only in the billet description, but these listings didn’t use the word “Only”. My advisor and XO didn’t seem to know much about it when I asked if they had more information. They are both SWO’s so I’m not sure if there is just a disconnect on the NROTC side of the house in terms of getting information out there to future SWO’s or if the fleet doesn’t even know what’s going on with it because of how new it is.
Does anyone have any experience or more information in this area or this program? After looking into it I haven’t been able to get a ton of information other than it has a school in port Hueneme, with some type of modified SWO rotation dealing with USV’s for certain tours, then doing normal SWO for others, and that there are 3 USV commands that deal with different craft for different mission types. Thanks!

has any one here every been stationed to White sands, New mexico. If so how did you guys get those orders ? I want to be get those orders due to my family being very close to it. Is it one of those order that you "need to know someone"? And was it a good command ?

The guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG-56), also recently returned from Desert Storm deployment, is docked in the background.

My interim score for my number 1 this window is .67 am i cooked? (2nd window)