Navy relieves submarine commander of duties [USS Jimmy Carter]

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[Sub-Driver]

Navy relieves submarine commander of duties Tuesday January 27, 2004 GROTON, Conn. (AP) The Navy has relieved a submarine commander of his duties, saying it lost confidence in his abilities to command.

Cmdr. David J. Bartholomew Jr. assumed command of the Jimmy Carter about a year ago. The Seawolf-class submarine is still under construction at Electric Boat in Groton.

Bartholomew would have overseen the submarine's joining the fleet in 2005.

The Navy released few details about the incident.

Commanders are typically dismissed when the ``command climate'' of a ship is threatened, said Lt. Philip R. Rosi, a Navy spokesman.

``The decisions made by Cmdr. Bartholomew led to, or could have led to, the degradation of good order and discipline,'' Rosi said.

Bartholomew was temporarily reassigned to the staff of Submarine Group Two at the base, pending further disciplinary or administrative action, Rosi said.

Bartholomew, a native of Medfield, Mass., is a 1983 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He made two demanding Mediterranean deployments as captain of the USS Annapolis.

[Don Joe]

The pussy didnt have the nerve to 'confront' his boss.

Let's see... "Confront the boss", and feel good for a couple of days -- then, watch your life go down the tubes when "the boss" gets even. Or, go over his head, and destroy his career.

Hmm, tough decision...

[kilowhskey]

"What type of ship will be cursed with the name [USS] William Clinton?"

I doubt that any vessel in the US fleet will be so named. OTOH, I predict that the Chinese Navy will so honor him.

[FreePaul]

Sounds as if two careers are down the drain now. The Jr. Officer will never get another decent assignment.

[HighWheeler]

"Hey Jimmuh, remember MEEEEEE???"

OR MEE?

OR Meeeee MuWahahaahahahahahaha!

[Gorjus]

The Jr. Officer will never get another decent assignment.

I'm sure this makes him feel worse than knowing his wife was cheating on him. And of course, having that publicly acknowledged will have no adverse impact on his ability to command warriors.

[hosepipe]

[ Navy relieves submarine commander of duties [USS Jimmy Carter].. ]

Must've watched Down Periscope with Kelsey Grammar one too many times...
and was observed bobbing his head in funny ways makeing whale and porpoise sounds...
Poor man, pity..

[TXnMA]

Lived in Norfolk over 20 years. I never could keep all those "'M'-towns" along Rte 109 straight...

...Lessee... Medfield; Medway, Milford; Millis; Mugwump -- or is that Millis, Medfield, Milford...???

TXnMA        '-}
(Please refer to the tagline...)

[leadpenny]

That would be sad. After he drop-kicked her hide out the door, he should be allowed to carry-on.

[TXnMA]

He probably made the unforgiveable and fatal mistake of referrring to his new command as the "USS Peanut"...

[ArrogantBustard]

[TXnMA]

Garbage scow.

[leadpenny]

There must be something about the Armor/Cav. That same thing happened during the Armor Off Advanced Course I was in at Knox in 74-75. C. Troop (I was in A Troop) brought in some strippers for a dining in at the Godman Club Annex. Things got out of hand. Nothing would have happened until one of the guys told his wife and she told some other wives and they went to the CG. A few careers were ended over that. Actually, the FBI was initially brought in because the strippers came from Louisville onto Federal property.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

ping

[livius]

an unarmed sub designed to travel the world and disparage U.S. policy

LOL! This is even funnier than rabbits, although a little more dangerous.

[river rat]

The ship was saddled with a namesake that had lust in his heart,
feared a rabbit was attacking his boat,
had one of the worse administrations of the century,
gave away the Panama Canal,
fell in love with every leftist dictator he met,
was impotent to deal with the Iranian hostage crises,
was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for being a dumb ass who brought peace to NO ONE,
was sucker punched by every asshole he ever negotiated with,
etc, etc, etc.....

So, it was a predictable event that an officer was assigned command - that was so freaking stupid that he bonked a JO's wife.. That PROVED his incompetence...

Think about it folks...a deadly and aggressive attack Submarine being named after a leftist Nobel Peace Prize weenie!

This sub needs a new name in addition to a new Captain.

Peace through strength!

Semper Fi

[r9etb]

Yeah, that could cause problems in the chain of command...

Nobody has said yet if the JO was male or female.

If it was male, and there were perhaps a group of like minded fellas, "chain of command" takes on a disturbing new meaning..... (excuse me while I poke out my eyes to forget the mental picture.)

[truthandjustice1]

I used to live in Millis and Franklin way back when.

[Charles Martel]

Nobody has said yet if the JO was male or female.

AFAIK, submarine duty is still exclusively male - and the scuttlebutt refers to the JO's *wife* admitting the affair.

I hope the captain enjoyed that piece of tail, it sure cost him enough.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Lived in Norfolk over 20 years.

I used to love sitting out at the Norfolk airport on Saturdays and just watch the planes. Nice area, Norfolk.

[Poohbah]

He got dismissed, and the six ordies who'd been watching the fight and saying "Kick his a$$, sir!" got two weeks in hack.