Posted on 06/10/2024 11:06:29 AM PDT by TigerClaws
Navy Capt. Michel Brandt has been relieved of command of the USS Somerset, an amphibious transport dock ship, the service announced Friday. Brandt was fired “due to a lack of confidence in her ability to lead the crew” by Rear Adm. Christopher Stone, commander of the Expeditionary Strike Group 7, according to the Navy statement. She was relieved Thursday.
A “lack of confidence” is often cited by the military when removing a commander. Brandt has commanded the ship since July 2023, according to the Navy. Capt. Tate Robinson was assigned to temporarily replace Brandt as commanding officer of the Somerset until a permanent commander is selected for the ship. Robinson is currently commodore of Amphibious Squadron 5 at Naval Base San Diego, the Navy said. Brandt has been assigned to administrative duties with the Pacific fleet’s Naval Surface Force commander. The USS Somerset’s homeport is listed as Naval Base San Diego. The Somerset has been operating in the Indo-Pacific region and took part in the Balikatan exercises in the Philippines in May, according to Lt. Grace Kording, public affairs officer with the Naval Surface Force at Naval Base San Diego The Navy offered no additional details about firing Brandt. Navy Capt. Michel Brandt was relieved as the commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset on June 6, 2024, service officials said. Navy Capt. Michel Brandt was relieved as the commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset on June 6, 2024, service officials said. (Evan Diaz/U.S. Navy) “Navy commanding officers are held to high standards of personal and professional conduct,” the Navy said in its statement. “They are expected to uphold the highest standards of responsibility, reliability and leadership, and the Navy holds them accountable when they fall short of those standards.” Brandt is a native of Oak Grove, Ky., according to her Navy profile. She graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1998 and was commissioned through the Navy ROTC program. Among her assignments, Brandt has served on the littoral combat ships USS Freedom and USS Fort Worth and as reactor officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.
and i bet she looked sharp in her uniform too...
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I don’t know the Navy ways but I will say I had almost that after my first combat tour in Vietnam sadly most were just fillers to make you think you actually accomplished something, my second tour I think I added just 3 more told me a lot that did lol.
Too much Navy jargon for me to understand the significance.
Her CO on the USS Roosevelt, am thinking was possibly Brett Crozier, relieved of command for insecure communication regarding Covid and lack of readiness of the USS Roosevelt- the point of the spear of one of 2 Carrier Strike Groups based in Yokohama, Japan.
that’s a male officers hat(cover) and she just looks silly in it...
Correct. Vanderbilt is a fine school but is not the venue of any seafaring program. My father was a graduate of the US Merchant Marine Academy and a merchant marine officer when he activated his naval reserve commission during the Korean War. He was of the opinion that that the US Navy gave short shrift to ship handling skills in favor of Navy doctrines, procedures, and protocols.
she is not ugly
She is what a normal 48 year old woman with out make up looks like.
Not every woman spackles and lifts.
A Captain, who shall remain nameless, on USS Princeton (LPH-5) ran it aground while I was serving on her.
Thanks. How do we know that it is a male head cover? Can you show a female head cover? Served USAF ‘57-’61 on PT boats in FL. Never saw high-ranking female NAVY officer. Did take USAF officers fishing in Gulf of Mex.
A Captain, who shall remain nameless, on USS Princeton (LPH-5) ran it aground while I was serving on her. Relieved after repairs.
Thanks. How do we know that it is a male head cover? Can you show a female head cover? Served USAF ‘57-’61 on PT boats in FL.(E-4) Never saw high-ranking female NAVY officer. Did take USAF officers fishing in Gulf of Mex.
Lack of confidence in command huh? Female ossifer huh? Lot of that seems to be going around in the USN these days. Wonder why?
SWOs don’t get carrier commands - only Airdales...as a former SWO and OOD on the Independence, it was an irritating fact, but true.
The Peter Principle was superseded by the Dilbert Principle1 three decades ago.
The Dilbert Principle is a book, not just the cartoons.
The Dilbert Principle is a book, not just the cartoons.
and that diminishes it?
Now she’ll be Chief Flower Arranger at Navy banquets.
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