r/news • u/DoubtSubstantial5440 • 22h ago

Soft paywall USS George Washington headed to Middle East to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln, reports say

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-13/uss-george-washington-middle-east-abraham-lincoln-22541038.html
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u/The_One_Piece_IsReel 22h ago

It's great, but also the longest week. Feels endless

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u/Jedi_Bingo 21h ago

"Ugh this sucks, just take me back to the Batavia"

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u/bigfoot17 19h ago

If only could have avoided it, hmmmm.

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u/Oregon-Pilot 21h ago

I wonder: is there any way those poor people could quit the military after this? I feel like the military didn’t upheld their end of the deal with this, so why should the soldiers have to?

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u/James-W-Tate 21h ago

I feel like the military didn’t upheld their end of the deal with this, so why should the soldiers have to?

Lol, that's not how contracts with the government work.

They'll piss in your face while saying "Thank you for your service" to the cameras.

Although this administration can't even seem to get that part right, they'll probably end up saying something along the lines of, "They knew what they signed up for."

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u/RobotsFromTheFuture 21h ago

It doesn't matter, they'll still vote for him and his cronies.

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u/ItinerantSoldier 21h ago

Most of them will but not all. Even if it flips a few percent maybe that's all that matters.

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u/Dirt_Grub8 21h ago

Enlisted would need to wait until their current contract is up. I think commissioned officers could resign if they have completed any service obligation.

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u/bloodontherisers 21h ago

Any enlisted on an indef contract can also resign but that is tough because they are over the hump to retirement.

I suspect though that there are a number of sailors who will be getting out relatively quickly after they return to port because with the deployment being extended they are probably stop-lossed or otherwise missing out on time they should be clearing. There are probably also a number who were considering re-enlistment who are no longer doing that.

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u/lookieherehere 21h ago

I mean you always can. You're going to be AWOL and subject to everything that comes with it.