Burnout on the High Seas: A Troubling Pattern Emerges in the US Navy The deployment of the USS George Washington to the Middle East has been met with a mix of strategic and humanitarian concerns.
However, beneath the surface lies a more insidious issue: the toll of prolonged deployments on the mental health of sailors.
Reports of burnout, deteriorating living conditions, and attempted suicides aboard the USS Lincoln are not isolated incidents but rather symptoms of a broader problem that has been building for years.