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The very obvious and sensible solution is to sell both the new aircraft carriers....to Brazil or the USMC or KSA or Zimbabwe.
We don’t need the carriers nor can we afford them or man them.
The last time we actually needed carriers was in 1982. That’s as far away now to us as WW2 was to the 82 generation. There is no military justification for aircraft carriers now, unless you happen to represent the US (or Zimbabwe).
There is simply no credible argument for them.
Unfortunately, as we all know, selling the carriers would be a national embarrassment but it would be the correct decision.
It would release funds to maintain a balanced force and prevent the desperate search for manpower.