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Old 20th Jan 2020, 20:59
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Future crews are going to have to call 'Miller Time!' at the RTB point in a sortie….

I think it's a superb choice, for any number of reasons. I think shifting the naming of capital ships away from fallible politicians is a good thing - especially when they're still alive. George Bush Snr, as an ex-naval aviator, was a different story, as is naming a nuclear sub after Jimmy Carter (an ex-nuclear submariner) but I really struggle with the thought of a USS Clinton (although, of course, ships are full of seamen…) or a USS Trump - though, perhaps, some greasy Oiler may be apropos. I'd have no problem with a USS Obama; it would probably get a Nobel Prize within 6 months of commissioning….
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