[Chainmail]

Clearly, you have no idea what you’re talking about. You’re describing what some civilian thinks military forces are like.

I have 24 years as an officer including battalion command. An officer is responsible for succeeding in his assigned mission and preserving the lives of his troops, where possible.

When the chain of command is wrong, it is that officer’s responsibility to succeed in his mission (preserving his ship and keeping it combat ready) and saving his troops. From my perspective, he served his command well.

We look for leaders who can understand and execute their missions and are able to adapt immediately when the enemy contravenes your Operations Plan (as they always do) - not robots.

[GOPJ]

What? Are you saying, “I was just following orders” isn’t an excuse for unethical actions?

Gads, will we ever get over the Nuremberg trials. /s

[Swordmaker]

When the chain of command is wrong, it is that officer’s responsibility to succeed in his mission (preserving his ship and keeping it combat ready) and saving his troops. From my perspective, he served his command well.

We look for leaders who can understand and execute their missions and are able to adapt immediately when the enemy contravenes your Operations Plan (as they always do) - not robots.

You and I are in agreement. He found a solution.

[Wuli]

Clearly the commander panicked:

https://www.businessinsider.com/uss-theodore-roosevelt-sailors-to-be-quarantined-in-guam-hotels-2020-4

He pretended that only 100% evacuation of ship was called for - to where, how, when - he didn’t know, care or have any plan of his own for.

The Navy did have other ideas, which was not to leave everyone on ship, as the commander was implying.