"Ford" class toilet is 90% broken, U.S. sailors express dissatisfaction with overtime?
Everyone has seen the news about the "Ford" class aircraft carrier's toilet failure and U.S. soldiers queuing to use the restroom.
On the 23rd, the U.S. Navy News website reported that 90% of the 650 toilets on the "Ford" class aircraft carrier, which is sailing in the Mediterranean, have failed, causing a terrible smell on board, and more than 4,000 sailors have to queue for 45 minutes every day to use the restroom.
Certainly, what is worth paying attention to is not the fact that the "Ford" class toilet is broken (in fact, toilet failures and sewage pipe bursts on U.S. aircraft carriers are not uncommon), but the reason for the toilet damage is very intriguing.
According to the Wall Street Journal, this time the toilet failure on the "Ford" class was due to someone deliberately throwing garbage into the pipes to clog them.
As to why some sailors would "vandalize", you should ask Trump.
Since its departure in June last year, the deployment duration of the "Ford" class has exceeded 240 days. The ship was first sent to the Mediterranean, then moved to the Caribbean to assist the U.S. in abducting Maduro, and due to Trump's second confrontation with Iran, the "Ford" class had to go back to the Mediterranean again.
Previously, the Wall Street Journal revealed that if the "Ford" class participates in military action against Iran, it is expected to return to its home port as early as late April or early May 2026, which could make its single deployment period exceed 300 days.
Such a high-intensity "overtime" has naturally caused strong dissatisfaction among the sailors. According to U.S. media reports, this "overtime" has disrupted many U.S. sailors' vacation plans, including missing funerals of relatives and repairing houses, etc.
But as the saying goes, "If the top has a policy, the bottom has a way." Since Trump and the Pentagon have turned a blind eye to the "Ford" class's overworked deployment, the U.S. sailors naturally have ways to vent their frustration, such as blocking the toilets in a seemingly absurd way to silently protest to the military leadership.
In fact, it's not the first time U.S. sailors have done this.
In 2024, due to Biden's order to bomb the Houthi rebels, the U.S. "Eisenhower" class aircraft carrier experienced the fiercest naval battle since World War II in the Red Sea. The long period of high-intensity air defense operations left the crew exhausted, and eventually, the Pentagon had to recall it to the mainland for rest and recuperation under pressure from the U.S. Navy.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858004480332864/
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