NO NAVAL OFFICER WOULD LEAVE HIS BURNING SHIP AND CREWMATES BEHIND TO CONTAIN DAMAGE and RESTORE ORDER
and head for “ R&R” in Saigon the day after such an event
NONE
That is not how military members are wired
Whatever happened - John McCain ran away from it
Fact
Thank you, silverleaf.
I also think that was the worst thing he could do, since there is some ambiguity about how the bomb was released.
But I think the fact that he ran away and then left the ship is unanimous.