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 Confederate) 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 ?

 

Word is the batteries for the thing will coast $100B each and can combust without warning

 

Heads of HOA's should be deported.

 

So you don’t want the Duke’s Mayo carrier?

 

CVN-101 USS Coca Cola

“Nothing says Murca like the Coke steaming your way!”

 

This carrier brought to you by Dodge Ram ( or insert your favorite giant size pickup). 'murica.....

 

Yes it was although considering that when it was originally posted Trump and Musk were still in the midst of their bromance and based on Trump's history of deviating from norms it was actually somewhat believable.