Word: reassign
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...They want something in the Atlantic so they don?t have to reassign ships to a completely new locale. The Navy has held bombing practice in the Mediterranean and in Scotland. The problem is in Vieques you can have airplanes flying, dropping bombs, ground staff doing their maneuvers and amphibious crews practicing. Finding a place where you can practice the trifecta of military maneuvers - air, land and water - is extremely difficult. The Navy was well aware of this difficulty, which is why there was so much resistance to leaving Vieques in the first place...
Dean of Freshmen Elizabeth Studley Nathans says that among the thousands of students she has seen pass through the first-year advising system, she has only had to reassign three. Those types of "persistent disagreements" are rare, she says, largely because "students can always consult someone else...