You tell it like it is. And we really appreciate that. Mr. Carmel Merad had previously indicated a significant shortfall of qualified mariners needed for a full mobilization. How is MARAD coordinating with the Coast Guard to speed up the credentialing process to ensure that trainees from our state maritime academies are entering the workforce more expediently? Thank you, sir. Yes, it is true, the manning issue is a complicated one. When we have enough people to surge the rrf, we have too many people for steady state. (00:40–00:55)
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