Junior Sailors on USS George Washington Endured Some of the Toughest Living Conditions in the Military, Says New Navy Investigation

Junior Sailors on USS George Washington Endured Some of the Toughest Living Conditions in the Military, Says New Navy InvestigationSince 2017, junior sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) were subject to some of the toughest living conditions in the military, according to a new Navy investigation released on Thursday. “Underfunding of USS George Washington RCOH and shifting of shipyard priorities to USS Gerald R. Ford created undue stress upon the crew of USS George Washington. Of the 42 deaths, nine were George Washington sailors. George Washington sailors had not run a crisis response drill since June 2020, despite a Navy requirement for annual drills. While Huntington Hall and George Washington may have been habitable, they were not suitable for the junior sailors, according to the report.