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The Captain elaborates on the bureaucratic layers that hinder military effectiveness. The cumbersome regulations and excessive oversight result in a sluggish response to urgent needs, creating a gap between military funding—amounting to approximately $800 billion annually—and actual preparedness. Despite evidence of such inefficiencies, a troubling absence of accountability persists within military ranks, particularly evident in the naval shipbuilding sector that has failed to deliver ships on time or within budget for over two decades.