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I wondered the same thing when I saw the numbers for this year and last. that said, I don’t know what is the historical norm for ad captains getting pulled.

I don’t know what is the historical norm for ad captains getting pulled.

When you figure that the US Navy only has 286 warships in commission at the moment, that is over 6% of their captains that have been relieved for cause in a single year. One in 20 is way to high.

However this may not be some diabolical plot by Obama. You have to remember that due to fleet reduction the US Navy has more admirals that it does ships. So there aren't going to be any promotions for a while unless a slot opens up. When that happens you start to see a problem with the management structure. So they may just be taking the current overpopulation of senior officers as an opportunity to "Clean House". They are badly overstaffed in the top ranks due to the draw down of the fleet and anyone who messes up get relieved so someone else gets the slot.