Posted on 04/04/2020 9:30:04 AM PDT by jazusamo
Yes, he was. Read the damn memo.
There is a very strict procedure to handle a NBC attack and lock the ship down and de-contaminate every square inch. I had to look it up. In the Army,we went through drills constantly until it was muscle reflex and second nature. I don’t know if this Captain did the right thing in peacetime but if this was war, he would not be the Captain I would feel secure with in charge of one of the greatest,most lethal and expensive warships on the planet.
Thank you! That is the key. In the spirit of forage ahead, or move forward or take the lead!
They even write books about this. The one I was given a copy of was "Writing for the Stars." It was about writing official documents to or for General Officers. Actually it was a "loaner" but I neglected to return it.
Overruled him on making an unscheduled stop on Guam.
The CO is responsible for what happens on his ship, but the Navy decides where it goes.
The deployment schedule is required to be followed by all ships in the Strike Group. It is not to be deviated from without the approval of higher authority. The first to be consulted as part of the higher authority is the Strike Group Commander, i.e., the Admiral.
I would like to know how long he has been in command of the Roosevelt, who promoted him to that command, who did his annual Performance Evaluations, what were the findings of those evals, what were the political connections?
The answers to these questions would tell all of us a lot about his fitness to command.
E-3 USMC vet 68-73; the ‘CAPTAIN” of a naval like that would be an 0-6, COLONEL to all of us maggots.
If the guy had made Admiral, he would have been called admiral, not Captain.
of a naval like that would be an 0-6, COLONEL to all of us maggots.
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I thought the official nomenclature was “Brass Plated Squid”?
Semper Fi.
From a first hand account: He did do it right. Memo to the Sec of the Navy and cc’ed top leadership. He did not go to the media; one of those on the cc list (or in their office) did. A carrier possibly going out of action merits going right to the top; especially with the potential significant loss of life.
Faux News
In that case you discretely, “within the chain of command” go to higher authority, and keep going up until you get a resolution.
Malmstrom Airman selected to attend physician assistant program
Once he is done with the program, Dolehanty will be awarded a master's degree and commissioned as a first lieutenant....and not even a butter bar.
SAME—SAME
OORAH
The hangar deck? He's in port. No flight ops!
He had a whole flight deck he could use.
Call in for some tents and isolate the infected.
>donning the old tin foil hat...<
Somebody used "the dirt" to get him rolling.
>removing the old tin foil hat...<
JMO, YMMV
All this reminds me. I had a PA that worked for me who was a Iran hostage. After they were released he was told, “You have the ‘Golden Ticket’. What do you want?” He said he wanted to be an Army PA. They worked with him as he was like an E4 until he was able to intellectually begin the Course at Fort Sam. He finished the course and came to me as his first duty assignment. He was one of the first, if not THE first, to transition to Commissioned. Although I was no longer technically his commander he asked me to pin his 1st Lt. Bar on. I put on my uniform and attended his ceremony and pinned his bar on and then got on a plane the next day. He sent me a picture of that a couple years ago, we exchange Christmas cards every year. Great man. He has been a very successful PA in Texas for years.
The military can bring people in at just about any rank. I have seen them recruit surgeons with experience and pin eagles on them their first day.
I was sooo happy to see TOPCAP instituted with high year of tenure for "career" E-4s.
These were the guys put in charge of grounds details, orderly room clean-up and were barracks floor chiefs. None that I knew were sober after 10 AM. Our squadron was crawling with 'em and we called them "flies". They weren't good for anything but always in your sh!t.
To contrast that my Tech Sergeant shift supervisor was an old purple heart Army Korean War veteran who was one of the very first class members when our AFSC career field began. He had been a Torn Tape Teletype Relay center specialist before volunteering to crosstrain to Tech Control. He was the lead NCO in his barracks and of course the floor chief. He was fairly short to retire but I will always hold him in high regard.
I was on duty one night when he called in from the barracks to have us bridge him through to the Group's Duty Officer to report a suicide. Our section, always 24/7, kept the contact rolodex for the Comm Group after hours. He was so by the book and on point with that call that it amazed all of us listening in. He clearly and concisely described circumstances of the "alleged" death. Well, I guess like none of us, he had seen death and could keep his head. He was not ROAD to any of us like many short for separation NCOs are.
The Airman who was found hanging had robbed a gas station and was AFI for a very long time while civilian authorities were proceeding with his case. In a word, one of those barracks detail dwellers you mentioned who could not stand his self imposed purgatory. I had been there several months, but I only found out that night that the Airman had been assigned to our shop but had been relieved of duty because his security clearance was pulled.
Ooops, I know better.
Crozier was the name of Captain of the HMS Terror during failed Franklin expedition of 1850. He was one of the last to perish.
Crozier was the name of Captain of the HMS Terror during failed Franklin expedition of 1850. He was one of the last to perish.
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