What might additional Zumwalts have been named, and what makes modern U.S. ship naming difficult?
Short answerNo definite naming scheme is identified; the exchange considers several traditions and separately discusses questions associated with commemorating living people.
NotesThe exchange gives no definite naming scheme for additional Zumwalts. Possibilities discussed include admirals, traditional frigate names, and names later assigned to Arleigh Burkes. The discussion then separates recognition of a person's service from the decision to give that person a warship namesake. It raises a general question about how later events can affect commemoration of a living person, without establishing misconduct by any particular honoree.