[TheDon]

He endangered his troops and national security by allowing his letter to become public knowledge. A major security blunder.

[Chainmail]

Oh please: he saved his 7,000 crewmen from being closed in a big steel box with a single ventilation system while the higher-ups dithered.

That's why his crew is cheering him.

If you think that's a blunder, we're really lucky that you never commanded anybody.