Derelict Of Duty! He should have been courts martialed!
The U.S. Navy will not be reinstating Capt. Brett Crozier as the USS Theodore Roosevelt's commanding officer after he was relieved for breaching protocol when asking Navy officials to pull crew off the ship amid an outbreak of the CCP virus that occurred in late March.
Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations and the Navy's top officer, announced the decision following an in-depth command investigation by Adm. Robert Burke into circumstances surrounding the outbreak of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, that struck personnel aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Gilday had in April recommended that Crozier be reinstated after a preliminary investigation. But Defense Secretary Mark Esper did not sign off on Gilday's recommendation and instead sought for a deeper investigation.
The command investigation (pdf) found that Crozier failed to effectively curb the CCP virus outbreak or properly communicate the escalating situation to senior commanders.
"Had I known then what I know today, I would have not made that recommendation to reinstate Capt. Crozier. Moreover, if Capt. Crozier were still in command today, I would be relieving him," Gilday told a Pentagon news conference.
https://www.ntd.com/navy-will-not-reinstate-captain-fired-for-raising-covid-19-concern_477333.html
Chain of Command trumps everything. Once the Chain of Command is broken all hell breaks loose and it's like a chicken running around without its head.
Um mm. Sounds justified to me. The left is horrified by military that do not follow the chain of command...but this guy they like...cause he's on their side. His rule breaking is fine with them then.
Quote from: Bronx on June 20, 2020, 10:39:48 AM
Chain of Command trumps everything. Once the Chain of Command is broken all hell breaks loose and it's like a chicken running around without its head.
Exactly!!! He totally botched the outbreak under his command, then went public with it in hopes of scoring political points.
I believe he should be Court Martialed with prejudice.