The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is pictured as it enters the port in Da Nang, Vietnam, March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
Business Insider: Navy leaders say the aircraft carrier commander who urged them for coronavirus help will not be punished for his letter leaking
* The commanding officer of an aircraft carrier who penned a leaked letter to his leaders had followed military procedures and is not expected to be punished, according to senior Navy officials.
* Capt. Brett Crozier of the USS Theodore Roosevelt wrote a letter to Navy leaders on Sunday urging for an "immediate and decisive action" as the crew dealt with a novel coronavirus outbreak.
* Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said that if Crozier had leaked the letter, it would "violate the principles of good order and discipline," but added "I don't know that."
* "The fact that he wrote the letter to his chain of command to express his concerns would absolutely not result in any kind of retaliation," Modly said.
The commanding officer of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier who penned a letter to his leaders had followed military procedures and is not expected to face retaliation, according to senior Navy officials.
Capt. Brett Crozier, the commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt and its roughly 4,800 service members, issued a letter to Navy leaders on Sunday urging for an "immediate and decisive action" as the crew dealt with a novel coronavirus outbreak. Information on the four-page letter and its contents were obtained by The San Francisco Chronicle.
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WNU Editor: US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly is saying there will be no "punishment", but other reports that are saying that he "may" be disciplined .... U.S. Navy does not rule out punishing captain who criticized coronavirus response (Reuters).
5 comments:
He should not be disciplined for a letter written and properly sent up the chain of command, because it was leaked. He didn't leak it.
The leaker needs to be disciplined not the Captain. Booting the leaker out of the Navy or DoD would be good.
"Capt. Brett Crozier sent an extraordinary four-page letter asking for Navy help. His warship has no space to give infected patients a separate berthing space and bathroom, so he asked for assistance finding rooms ashore." - Defense One
People could be transfered out of a large 50 person berthing space and those with corona transferred into it.
50%of the people are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms. I do not see how this is a problem. Severe cases can be airlifted off. It is a carrier. The crew is young
"This group of young Americans – the average age on the ship is 24, with many as young as 18 and 19" - Mashable
Are there diabetics on board? I wouldn't think so. Are some people may be treated for hypertension? The risk of serious illness or death is very, very low.
There might be overfat or obese people onboard a carrier like a chaplain or a physician;s assistant who has twenty, but the military wants to keep them because there is a shortage. Very few people should have any risk factors and those that do, could be counted on one hand.
I am not sure the the captain should even get a letter. Unless the relieve him let him serve his time out, get some backbone, see how he does from here on out and take his chances at the next board.
We have nothing to fear, but the press itself.
RESULTS:
Thirteen percent of the 15,391 subjects met the study definition for hypertension; 62% met the study definition for prehypertension. Increasing age and body mass index, male sex, black race/ethnicity, and senior rank were associated with hypertension; only body mass index, male sex, and senior rank were associated with prehypertension.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18988717
Not what T. Paine said but what Hitler said
T Paine quote ref is easy.
Hitler quote no so much.
He was relieved of command today (Wall streetJournal). As expected......
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