Royal Navy Trafalgar-class submarine HMS Trenchant during a passenger exchange during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017 with the US Navy, August 5, 2017. US Navy/MCS Seaman Zachary Wickline
Daily Mail: Royal Navy nuclear submarine commander John Lewis is SACKED after coronavirus lockdown barbecue he organised for his crew
* Commander Lewis relieved of command of the HMS Trenchant after barbecue
* He will be assigned other duties after the Royal Navy investigation, reports claim
* Barbecue 'one of a number of incidents in which judgement came into question'
Royal Navy nuclear submarine commander John Lewis has been sacked after he organised a barbecue for his crew amid the coronavirus lockdown.
Commander Lewis was relieved of his command of HMS Trenchant and will reportedly be assigned other duties after he was placed under 'administrative investigation' over concerns about his judgement.
The barbecue, which took place earlier this month amid the nationwide lockdown, was said to be just one of a number of incidents 'in which his judgement came into question', BBC Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale said on Twitter.
The broadcaster also claimed it was not only senior officers ashore who advised against the barbecue and DJ set, but some of his own crew.
A Royal Navy spokeswoman confirmed Lewis' dismissal to MailOnline.
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WNU Editor: He was told not to do it ..... but he had his party anyway. You can see a video of the party here (link here).
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Coronavirus: Submarine commander loses job after BBQ party during lockdown -- SKY News
British submarine commander relieved of duty after dockside BBQ party -- NY Daily News
Nuclear submarine commander fired after throwing rave barbecue in dockyard during lockdown -- The Independent
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It might have to do with the fact that this is a $220 million NUCLEAR submarine, not a fukin toy. It might also have to do with the fact that the captain of such a vessel is expected to act within certain very strict parameters, rather than as he sees fit. The kind of parameters that are intended, among other things, to avert a nuclear war. Agree or not, ANYBODY who has EVER been in the miltary knows this.
ReplyDeleteFazman may be right.
ReplyDeleteIf the crew were confined to their sub, they were such close proximity that they could not pass germs any better or any faster than if they were swapping spit.
The crew were passing less germs at a barbecue than if they were working on a sub.
What COVID does is show who is a lemming and who can think and reason for themselves.
Save the cost of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Just askl what a person did during lockdown.
A sub is not a toy and submariners (like fighter pilots) are expected to be aggressive.
Not milquetoast ponytail guys, who asks presidential nominees to take care of them.