Posted on 08/23/2017 10:01:49 AM PDT by beebuster2000
On the bridge of the Fitz, the OOD was in charge.
OODs on duty receive exact, timely, information from the ships sensors, including Combat Information Center (CIC) about the location, course, speed, and trajectory of all objects on, above, or below the surface. the Fitzs OOD had precise warning, perhaps 45 minutes before the collision happened, that he was on a collision course. The OOD either removes the problem by changing course by one or two degrees on his own authority, or, notifies the captain who then makes the course adjustment. Surely, this OOD did none of the above.
we do know that he/she did not notify the captain because, at the time of impact, the captain was asleep in his cabin.
The Navys report mentions the names of other officersbut not that of the OOD. Who is this officer, and why the Navys effort to divert attention from his identity? Perhaps the Fitzs OOD is a member of a politically protected class, despite incompetence?
the officer in charge of damage control managed the damage control parties from the bridge. Since success in damage control depends so heavily on stopping troubles as close to the source as possible, speed of decisions and execution is essential. Like any other officer who has received damage control training I cannot imagine trying to manage a fast moving situation by having someone close to the problem interpret the problem for me and then relay my orders. The Fitzs damage control fiasco may be a small reflection of the OODs failure on the bridge. What was that officer doing before the collision that so diverted his/her judgment, and after the collision that it took him/her 14 minutes to sound General Quarters?
(Excerpt) Read more at amgreatness.com ...
Ring of truth but i sincerely hope it is not true
It can only mean one thing.
The OOD is a relative of a BIG WIG in DC.....................
Hmmm. Sha'qwana? "Randy"? "Butch"?
Black, woman, and/or transgender.
Enough of this b/s.
Mystery OOD
A quick search reveals NYT, Newsweek and WAPO don't agree about the turn and whether it was before or after the collision.
By this point, every single member of the crew knows the guy’s name. It’s only a matter of time before one of the talks about this in public circles.
I do agree...any competent person as OOD would have taken evasive actions in the final few minutes before the collision. My guess is that the OOD was not there...for whatever reason.
. . . . and a swabby will eventually spill the beans all over the deck as well, especially one of those who has been disciplined.
In the military, political correctness can kill.
It shouldn’t be too difficult to get a list of the officers aboard the Fitz.
Then just check for famous last names..................
Two crashes with foreign freighters. My Conclusion is that the Watch was in a severe dereliction of duty. How do you miss a freighter coming at you, unless it didn’t have its lights on. If the lights on the freighters were off, then these were collision was intentional and are attacks on US Naval Ships.
WTH? Everyone on board must have felt and heard the collision the moment it happened and as it continued to go on. Publish the OOD's name.
Your first sentence is a falsehood...which you would know if you troubled yourself to investigate it. “Duck go go” search is your friend.
Can kill?, Will KILL!!!
Damage control is not directed from the bridge it is from engineering. If engineering is incapacitated on most ships it then moves to repair locker 2 which is forward. If 2 also becomes incapacitated then one of the other lockers least impacted is assigned. I was in charge of locker 2 on the Independence (CV62) in the 90s and had to drill as if central was out of commission. The bridge and CIC continues to drive and fight the ship. Some decisions such as flooding spaces to balance loads may require bridge ok, but most dc questions and direction do not.
Or a woman or homo. This stinks of yet another government coverup. The Captian and XO are crucified on one standard of regulations while another group are held to different, lower standards of behavior. 14 minutes to go to GQ, WTH!
Ring of truth? That report is ridiculous, written by someone who had his mind made up before looking at any of the information available. It will turn out to be total b.s., in my opinion.
My recollection of news in the early days after the collision is that the OOD was an African American woman.
I doubt I posted on any of those articles so they would be hard for me to track down easily.
We shall see! Or, it will be covered up the same way as we have not heard of the names of anyone in the Benghazi consulate that didn’t die.
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