How did this guy ever make it to his position? My gosh, there was so much he could have done, should have done for a long time before ever going to this point. He announced to the world that one of our key assets for defense could be out of commission. Not only is that stupid for an O-6 it is more like treason in my book.
There was so much he could do:
1. Isolation ward on the hangar deck
2. Fly in test kits, even the WHO ones would work better than none
3. Seek advice from the Admiral within feet of him
4. Get his staff to come up with a plan of action
5. Cluster isolate people until you can test
6. Mask the crew
7. All hands turn out to clean and disinfect
but don’t send an email out to 20 people whining.
Exactly. He has absolute authority to use his authority to do what he needs to do to preserve his command, protect his people and execute his mission. And if circumstance requires, he can override administrative rules and orders of his superiors in the circumstance, when good judgment dictates that he must.
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