And for those asking to trim staffs, we must be careful how we do that. Most major staffs are undermanned and wearing multiple hats due to the consolidation of major staffs over the last 20-30 years. From personal experience, COMSIXTFLT staff is doing the job of US Sixth Fleet, Naval Forces Europe, Naval Forces Africa, NATO JFMCC, and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, while still being undermanned for a single staff. That being said, we were extremely top heavy with multiple admirals and captains who could easily be trimmed down in favor of more O3s and O4s who actually do the work. As a service we need to push decision-making down from GOFO and O6s to O3s, O4s, and O5s. We have far too many chiefs and not enough indians.