Ben Kohlmann 🇺🇸/acc
@benkohlmann
People, Ideas, Technology. In that order.
Rebuilding our industrial base is a matter of National Security.
I am proud to announce that we have met our Fiscal Year 2025 recruiting goal three months ahead of schedule. A total of 40,600 future Sailors have stepped up to serve in our @USNavy. This achievement reflects the courage of those who choose a life of honor and commitment in…
In memoriam: > Capt Ried Nannen, USMC (1982-2014) > Maj Taj Sareen, USMC (1981-2015) > LT Steven Zilberman, USN (1979-2010) > LT Alison Oubre, USN (1982-2009) Eternal Father, strong to save; Whose arm hath bound the restless wave; Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep; Its own…
People overestimate the power of a personal relationship within one year and underestimate its power after a decade.
I’m deeply grateful to President Trump for nominating me to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. If confirmed by the Senate, I’m excited to work with @SECNAV Phelan, and many others in DoD, to ensure strong, capable warfighters, civilians, and…
“Many are asking ‘Is reindustrialization real?’ The answer is simple: Not if you don't invest your time, or talent, or capital.” Must read from @aphysicist
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Epic multi-generational lineup riffing on manufacturing in the US.
Americas Industrial capacity is always one generation away from extinction. Unless young folks are passed and pick up the baton. Learn how 25 year old @zanehengsperger is building a domestic manufacturing business out of Detroit - and what it will take to expand the movement -…
Diving deep with Zane on this tweet and other topics…join us.
i think we will look back in 25 years and realize that we misallocated time, talent, and capital at an absurd magnitude we built unicorns solving lazy problems like food delivery all while since 2000, US steel production has dropped 34% (108M tons to 71M tons), we lost 5.8M…
The end goal of Reindustrialization is domestic supply chain resilience and total output, not only employment for employments sake. Most folks I know in the Reindustrialize movement are after deep increases in total US production capacity. Since 2000, domestic ag output has…
I will never understand the fetishization of being a "manufacturing superpower". Like really? You want people to work in factories instead of knowledge jobs? You want people to be less educated, work more hours, and earn less? This is your political philosophy?
All men dream but not equally
All men dream but not equally
Underappreciated alpha in having a wife who grows food for the family in her spare time.
Space Force will solve recruiting for a generation: > give every HS boy a copy of Starship Troopers > have Jason Carman make a 90 second video of the new spacecraft carrier STRATFI as the recruiting video > print commissions and enlistments
The Space Force giving out a STRATFI to build spacecraft carriers is insane news and I’m surprised it’s not being picked up more The future of space warfare is upon us
What if you just did a Live shot of your shop floor on X and 250 people started watching
Shop Floor 🏭 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Missed in almost all the tariff discussion. OUR tariffs are retaliatory tariffs. For years the US has allowed itself to be taken advantage of in trade.
In response to the Trump administration's upcoming "reciprocal tariff" policy, the Indian government is reportedly willing to reduce tariffs on 55% of U.S. imports (worth $23 billion) down to as little as zero from a current range of 5-30%, per FT
We have a confirmed Secretary of the Navy. This is the fastest SECNAV confirmation after a Presidential change of parties since 1981. A strong Navy leads to a strong country.
