[arthurus]

The skipper and nav will definitely be in front of a board of inquiry and chances are pretty good that one or both will find career at an end, whatever the circumstances and fault turn out to be.

[Gay State Conservative]

...chances are pretty good that one or both will find career at an end, whatever the circumstances and fault turn out to be.

So IOW the Navy believes that top Command personnel must always anticipate stupid acts by other vessels and must ensure that no harm to the Navy will come as a result?

That may be a stupid question but,as I said...no knowledge of the Navy plus I only achieved the rank of SP5 (E-5,no command authority) during my stellar Army career.

[xone]

whatever the circumstances and fault turn out to be.

The 'fault' lies with the USN ship no matter the circumstances. CO should have been on the bridge, wasn't, those who were porked this up either by incompetence or failure to follow SOP. Failure to supervise, failure to train to proper standards based on the result.

[Mr.Unique]

The skipper and nav will definitely be in front of a board of inquiry and chances are pretty good that one or both will find career at an end...

That, or they will get their dream shot. They'll get sent up against the best. These characters are going to Top Gun.