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To: OldDeckHand

I’ve run across a few ships company Lieutenant JGs that showed this kind of imbecilic behavior, one in particular comes to mind that still haunts my dreams 25 years later, but never a Senior Officer. The department heads and Senior Officers were always personable people. In fact our Captain the famed, Rear Admiral James Flatley, we nicknamed Friendly Flatley.

Now some of the Navy pilots on the other hand were stretching the sanity envelope a bit, but they were generally good guys. They had to be, there lives depended on the squids working on their A/P


71 posted on 03/05/2010 9:48:06 AM PST by NavyCanDo (Palin 2012 Teleprompter Not Required)
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To: NavyCanDo
"I’ve run across a few ships company Lieutenant JGs that showed this kind of imbecilic behavior, one in particular comes to mind that still haunts my dreams 25 years later, but never a Senior Officer."

People who have never been in the Navy, can't really appreciate the towering responsibility that comes with being a captain of a ship at sea. You're right, the Navy - like any branch of service - is going to have its share of yahoo officers. But, those aren't likely to make it past their initial obligated service. And, some don't even make it that far.

But, for an officer holding the rank and billet of Captain, to have made it this far with these personality and command deficiencies, is disturbing. Some might disagree, but I would bet a dollar that had she been a man, her career would have been over years ago. Female officers - especially those who are surface-warfare qualified are protected, at least to some degree. There's no other way to put it. Sorry, if that's offensive to anyone.

73 posted on 03/05/2010 9:55:57 AM PST by OldDeckHand
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