We are condemned to repeat it, I guess.

I wasn't in the Navy in the 1970s, but as a young pup I was raised by those who were. 

One of the big "never again" takeaways was that our senior leaders cannot let the Fleet get caught in a burn-out death spiral of decreasing funds and increasing requirements. We did some of this "do more with less" dishonesty in the 1990s and it was ugly enough then. Along those lines - I do not like this at all from the new CFFC's Vision & Guidance.

For the foreseeable future, our operating environment will be defined by four predominant characteristics: (1) decreasing resources, (2) increasing operational demands,

... and your response as a leader is what?

Hold Commanders and Leaders accountable for results

OK. Stand by for many more firings of COs. Here we go again. Read the whole thing here; CUSFF Vision and Guidance_05OCT2012_Final-1

Hat tip P.