Rise and Fall

OldNFO has a post up lamenting the lack of properly-trained and -qualified replacements for a retiring generation.

He writes:

But seriously, what's the next generation going to do? Forfeit the capability to the Asians? Hope they can pay somebody to do the work for them? Just stop doing R&D? I don't know, but I'm not getting a good feeling here...

Hie thee forth, RTWT.