If the U.S. Navy had such a policy 50+ years ago, we never would have heard of John McCain.
Zero Tollarence means no matter how stoopid you are all you need to do is follow the rules.
It seems the reporter was given a tip that something needed to be looked at - something important - but the person giving the tip didn’t give enough for the reporter (Russ Read) to track down the real story...
I suspect we’ll find out more in the future.
I was not Navy, but; I never found one perfect way to fit every situation especially in war.
Zero tolerance policy = leaders that are afraid of their own shadows and run away from any/all risks.
The problem with ANY “zero tolerance” policy can be easily displayed with the results of many school districts: a kid gets punched in the nose, AND gets suspended from school, even though they never threw a punch - why? Because there is a “zero tolerance” policy against fighting. And since “technically” they were involved in a fight, they must be expelled.
Management and leadership do not work well under “zero tolerance” policies for the same reason as shown above...because the TRUTH is often lost in the details, which are never revealed because “zero tolerance” is a nice, easy, quick solution that doesn’t require any effort to solve the REAL problems.
When “zero tolerance” is the rule, nothing outside of upper management’s expected methods and results are acceptable (because exceptions would make upper management look bad and it would require upper management to actually have to deal with the real problems down at the lower levels). So when things happen, upper management just pulls the trigger and use the “zero tolerance” excuse to avoid dealing with the reality!!
“USS Jimmy Carter”
Isn’t that the one that surrendered to Iran as it slid down the ramp upon being commissioned?
Zero Tolerance defined: don’t make the girls and queers mad.