[Joe 6-pack]

"This whole thing is outa control, but the acting Secretary calling or suggesting the Captain is stupid is pretty intemperate. I don’t agree with the actions of the Captain, but what the Secretary said cannot be good for morale. It cannot be good to have such dirty laundry aired before our enemies of the world."

I wonder if Modly even sees the irony - he busted out Capt. Crozier for going public, outside of the chain of command with his concerns. Fair enough. But his criticisms were every bit as unprofessional for virtually identical reasons. If Modly's position was that the chain of command is sacrosanct, why would he give the speech to all of Crozier's subordinates on ship?

[DoodleDawg]

But his criticisms were every bit as unprofessional for virtually identical reasons.

And if Modly didn't think his comments weren't going to get into the media then he was either stupid or incompetent himself.

[DiogenesLamp]

I wonder if Modly even sees the irony - he busted out Capt. Crozier for going public, outside of the chain of command with his concerns.

Modly didn't go public. Members of the crew secretly recorded him, and *THEY* went public.

I found out that Modly didn't use the chain of command because the chain of command balked at relieving Crozier of his command. Modly was apparently the first person in the chain of command to come to the right decision.