New U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier To Be Named USS Musk

lol wut?

 

Hopefully, this is a tongue-in-cheek thing, but if not it looks like I was right that we need actual legislation to determine how ships are named in order to depoliticize the process. I have already mentioned my framework in other threads but will here again:

- Traditional historic names (Enterprise, Constellation, Essex, etc)

- U.S. (no Confedrate) victories greater than 50 years ago (Saratoga, Ticonderoga, Midway, etc)

- U.S. military and political figures who have been dead greater than 50 years (George Washington, Oliver Hazard Perry, Frank Knox, etc)

- Awardees of the Medal of Honor, living or dead, who have never served in political life (not so much as head of their homeowners’ association); otherwise, they qualify after being dead for 50 years.

The Secretary of the Navy appoints a board to name new ships, the Board proposes names within the rules to Congress with a brief justification, and Congress votes up or down once on the naming of each ship. If Congress votes down, the Board has to come back with a different name.

 

Or to save money, sell naming rights

 

Article clearly indicates its an April fools joke

 

Very glad to hear it. But it is not any sillier than naming a vessel after a guy who was awarded an Other-Than-Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Navy.

 

No thanks. I saw how that destroyed bowl games.

 

Does it give off a heady scent ?