The article argues that the U.S. Navy is drifting toward a hollow force unless Congress intervenes with funding, oversight, and structural reform. It says the Navy needs to refocus on warfighting, improve training and maintenance, reduce political distractions, and stabilize shipbuilding and modernization plans. The author’s core claim is that Congress has both the constitutional duty and the practical leverage to force change. The piece is a forceful policy argument aimed at prompting immediate legislative action.
