[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

and once throwing wadded up paper at another sailor

Sweet heavens! What have we become. The Nazis would have ripped through a military like this like they ripped through Belgium.

[subterfuge]

Sweet heavens! What have we become. The Nazis would have ripped through a military like this like they ripped through Belgium.

No doubt. When I was in high school shop class back in the 70s my shop teacher threw a 2 x 4 at me. No one batted an eye...and I probably deserved it.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Sweet heavens! What have we become. The Nazis would have ripped through a military like this like they ripped through Belgium."

I disagree. There's a huge difference between a leader who is extremely demanding and one who is outright abusive. From everything I've read, this officer was the latter. We don't need commanders like this in any branch of the military.

[Tallguy]

Sweet heavens! What have we become. The Nazis would have ripped through a military like this like they ripped through Belgium.

@ss-chewings and the like are the province of the petty officer or sergeant. Commissioned officers have to have a 'command presence' -- especially a CO. Don't know how she achieve not one, but 2 sea commands with this reputation.