[Chainmail]

His gamble to maybe preserve his career instead of telling his superiors his ship and crew were not ready killed a bunch of young people for nothing.

How would you feel if one of those sailors who drowned in their compartment was your son?

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

It was considered an important national security mission, and the only other ship capable of doing it had a critical equipment problem that made it nondeployable. The Fitz was assigned to that mission late because the other ship couldn't do it.

I'm not in favor of commanders refusing to execute missions because they don't believe their people are as ready as they should be. It's not a risk-free profession.

[dsc]

“His gamble to maybe preserve his career instead of telling his superiors his ship and crew were not ready killed a bunch of young people for nothing.”

Yes, it seems so.

“How would you feel if one of those sailors who drowned in their compartment was your son?”

Where in my post did I express approval of the captain’s actions?

I’m Navy myself, and have a son in the Marines. These events have perhaps a greater significance for someone like me. It is appalling that this should have happened.

[UCANSEE2]

His gamble to maybe preserve his career instead of telling his superiors his ship and crew were not ready killed a bunch of young people for nothing.

Do you know whether or not he told his superiors his ship and crew were not ready ?

When a ship is in dock for repairs, and the work has not been completed, surely even an ADMIRAL has that 'info' and knows it is not ready to go on a mission. Do you think the ADMIRAL in this case is culpable as well as the Captain of the Ship ?