If the Navy can't find good skippers by playing soft and nice, stop being soft and nice. People's lives and our country is at stake. If females and transfats or whatever are put in positions of responsibility hold everyone to the same standards. Do your job or pay the price. Zero tolerance.
Sorry Bensen, you were the Captain and you blew it. He is responsible for the lives of the men under his command. It goes with the turf, as is the fleet commander and the Chief of Naval Operations.