What do you call an aircraft carrier captain concerned for the safety of his crew?

[BoyNextDoor]

Relieved of command.

 

[RobDownSouth]

He sacrificed his career for the safety and welfare of men under his command.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

He sacrificed his career for the safety and welfare of men under his command.

The real question is; why was the military not ready to deal with the situation. Trump had ample time to get a plan together....

The Captain made the right call. He never should have had to.

 

[KeithD]

Relieved of command.

Yes, because he must not be a Republican.

 

[TalkRadio_]

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has fired the captain who raised the alarm about a spike in coronavirus cases onboard his aircraft carrier, which was sidelined in Guam last week, the Navy announced on Thursday.

Capt. Brett Crozier wrote a letter Navy leaders Monday pleading for additional help to combat the outbreak, which has sickened roughly 100 sailors on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. The letter was leaked to the media.

"I could reach no other conclusion that Capt. Crozier had allowed the complexity of his challenge with the Covid breakout on the ship to overwhelm his ability to act professionally when acting professionally was what was needed at the most at the time," Modly said. "We do and we should expect more from the commanding officers of our aircraft carriers”

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[spacekowboy]

Stfu, miles.

 

[Wrong Element]

The captain should have committed a war crime or two, a surefire way of getting the Trump White House to pay you some respect.

 

[Tryharder62]

I don't think he should have been removed but supposedly he made his plea for help in an unsecure e-mail and caused panic on the ship. He also did not go to his superior who was on the ship. They were already addressing the situation before the plea. Crazy times we live in.

 

[Biggs_Darklighter]

He fucked up. Trying to do the right thing but he did it wrong and he had to have known it might cost him his job. Ship Captains are high ranking but they are nowhere near high enough to be safe. They get fired all the time and for some weird shit. They know the rules and the game.

 

[Saint_Ann]

The captain should have committed a war crime or two, a surefire way of getting the Trump White House to pay you some respect.

What is more important to the military than the chain of command?

 

[Hugh_Essay]

Source

Yeah, how dare he be concerned for his men. Fucking pussy got what he deserved!

 

[RobDownSouth]

Yeah, how dare he be concerned for his men. Fucking pussy got what he deserved!

The Captain of the aircraft carrier presented a clear and present danger to the reelection chances of his commander-in-chief.

 

[icanhelp1]

I don't think he should have been removed but supposedly he made his plea for help in an unsecure e-mail and caused panic on the ship. He also did not go to his superior who was on the ship. They were already addressing the situation before the plea. Crazy times we live in.

The readiness posture of any warship underway is highly classified. To correspond any weakness using an unsecured means of communications, especially a carrier at sea is ground for removal. A carrier is a flagship for the entire task force. To not use the chain of command is considered unacceptable behavior.

 

[bellisarius]

If he violates the chain of command.................unemployed.

 

[Dribble]

The military does not follow outside logic. He was correctly removed.

 

[Tryharder62]

The readiness posture of any warship underway is highly classified. To correspond any weakness using an unsecured means of communications, especially a carrier at sea is ground for removal. A carrier is a flagship for the entire task force. To not use the chain of command is considered unacceptable behavior.

I should not have given my opinion because I don't know military protocol. Sad situation.

 

[bellisarius]

I should not have given my opinion because I don't know military protocol. Sad situation.

You don't need to. Remember the Google engineer whose memo got leaked? He spoke the truth and how did Google reward him? He was fired of course.

 

[Rightguide]

Relieved of command for violating Naval Regulations.

 

[Conager]

You don't need to. Remember the Google engineer whose memo got leaked? He spoke the truth and how did Google reward him? He was fired of course.

I am fairly certain that none of the usual suspects that are defending a career Naval officer going through the press, rather than his actual chain of command defended James Damore.

James Damore was not exercising his freedom of speech. He was directly responding to Google's request for feedback on why there are not as many female engineers as they believe they should statistically have.

Naval officers do not have freedom of speech. They gave that up when they enlisted. Even if he did have freedom of speech he does not have the right to malign his employer. He is required to follow his chain of command. Had he done so, and then decided the the results were unsatisfactory, he could have resigned his commission and could freely express his concerns as an ex- Naval officer.

 

[Tigersman]

One thing is for sure, this ship will have to dry docked, the crew removed and every surface will have to be disinfected before its fit for service again.

 

[Conager]

...or, you know, just furlough it a couple of weeks. It's a virus, not nuclear waste.

 

[SpeareChucker]

He did not follow his chain of command.




He got no more, or no less, than he asked for.
He does not have my sympathies, unlike those already
conditioned to find fault with the military at every opportunity.

 

[SpeareChucker]

One thing is for sure, this ship will have to dry docked, the crew removed and every surface will have to be disinfected before its fit for service again.

That will not happen.
The ship cannot go out of line.
Our leadership has stretched us too thin,
and Congress has failed to provide military funding.

It is full of people who dislike and distrust the "military-industrial complex."

 

[ishtat]

The decision to remove the captain was correct. Whether it was a wise decision is debatable. A really smart Superior Commander might have left him in place while the issue was sorted. Then pile all the blame for it on the Captain and only then sack him.

Having sacked him up front, the commanders that are left will have to take responsibility for any significant break out of the virus on board.

So correct, but possibly not smart.

 

[dolf]

...or, you know, just furlough it a couple of weeks. It's a virus, not nuclear waste.

It's been reported that live virus was found on the surfaces of one of the corona cruise ships 17 days after it was evacuated. Some viruses are tougher than others.

It's really not worth the risk.