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Mike Abrashoff: How He Turned the Navy's Worst Ship Into Its Best in 15 Months
When Captain Mike Abrashoff took command of the USS Benfold, the crew literally cheered as the outgoing captain left the ship. Retention sat at 8%, accident rates were among the highest in the Navy, and performance ranked near the bottom of the Pacific Fleet. Fifteen months later, with the same crew, Benfold won the Spokane Trophy as the best ship in the Pacific Fleet.
On this episode of Tuesday In Trussville, Bobby Mason sits down with Mike, author of It's Your Ship, to unpack exactly how he did it. Mike shares the moment Secretary of Defense William Perry lifted him up and changed how he…
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