Head of U.S. Naval Academy Resigns

Yahoo! News ^ | June 4, 2003 | ROBERT BURNS

[El Conservador]

Libs have to find ways to smear the military...

[Arkie2]

Georgy Patton never would have made Captain in todays military ( I know, it's a Navy story but George was known for his temper ).

[Ben Bolt]

Seems a bit harsh if the article is accurate .

[evad]

Libs have to find ways to smear the military...

TRUE..but not applicable in this case.

This guy is an arrogant ass that needed to go.

[Mr. Lucky]

A Naval officer who inappropriately touches an enlisted Marine smears the military. The Admiral can be thankful the Marine didn't smear the sidewalk with his remains.

[quark]

Actually, couldn't have happened to a "nicer" guy. Served with Naughton in a fighter squadron, and he was a prick then. He was a prick as a squadron CO and a prick as a CV skipper. It all finally caught up with him...

[Archangelsk]

Libs have to find ways to smear the military...

Whoa there hoss. The Marine was doing his job, the shmuck in question acted like the martinet that he is. This was just the straw that broke the camel's back and he deserved to join the unemployment line. In case you haven't noticed we crushed Iraq with minimal casualties because the services understand the teaming process a lot better than we did 40 year ago. Martinets do not belong in today's military.

[StormEye]

He's lucky the Marine didn't kick his a$$.

[Centurion2000]

Witnesses have offered differing accounts of what unfolded, Navy spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr. Pauline Storum said in February. According to The Sun, Naughton flashed the identification quickly and the guard asked for a closer look, leading to the confrontation.

At one point, the guard backed away and reached for his canister of pepper spray, the newspaper reported, citing an unidentified academy official relaying a witness' account.

The Admiral got off lucky. Marines do not budge an inch on guard regulations and general orders.

[evad]

He was a prick as a squadron CO and a prick as a CV skipper. It all finally caught up with him...

hehe..yes it did. Pompous ass..how did the Navy "acquire" this guy and how did he get to the level he did?

[Archangelsk]

how did the Navy "acquire" this guy and how did he get to the level he did?

By treating his subordinates like crap and stepping on their backs on the way to the top. I absolutely loathed these types of officers and each one of them had a "special contingency plan" assigned to them by enlisted personnel.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Another squid learns his lesson.

Wed Jun 4, 5:40 PM ET
Vice Adm. Richard Naughton poses in front of wall of photographs profiling his 54 predecessors as superintendent at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Aug. 9, 2002. The Navy said in an announcement Wednesday, June 4, 2003, that Naughton submitted his resignation as superintendent Tuesday during a meeting with the Navy's top officer, Adm. Vern Clark, and Clark accepted it. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea)

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

Conceding your inside knowledge, why does a monumental prick keep getting promoted in the Navy? They have things called officer fitness (evaluation) reports (known by various names) and those are supposed to be a written reflection of the officer's ability to lead.

How does a rotten attitude never show up on such a report?

If assholes rise automatically, there is a whole lot more wrong with the Navy than just this guy.

[SubMareener]

Naughton made his rise during the Xlintoon administration. Vern Clark is a really straight shooter. Times have changed, thank God!

[onedoug]

GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY!

[jdege]

I'm sorry, but I don't care who you are.

If I'm standing a guard post, I'll follow my orders.

If you're from echelons above God, and don't like that, you're perfectly free to use your influence to change those orders, but until they are changed, that's what I'm going to follow.

(And if you're the facility commander, and want the standing orders for the guard changed from "every person entering the facility will show ID" to "every person entering the facility will show ID except for the facility commander when he's drunk and in civilian clothing", go for it.)

I was had a show-down with General Shalikashvili, when he was ass't division commander of the 1st AD. He stopped and showed his ID, when I asked for it, and told his aide-de-camp to shut up, I was doing what I was supposed to be doing.)

[quark]

There are "operational" bubbas and "political" pretty boys. Both can rise through the ranks. Naughton was the latter.

[Quick Shot]

A little off based maybe, but my son has interest in the academy.... Anybody have suggestions about the selection process and the process in general.

He has the grades, SAT, and is in great shape.

Thanks in advance.

[LonePalm]

You are ABSOLUTELY correct. Having been with flag and future flag officers in similar situations they would agree with you, period.

The sentry's orders derive from the President. He has the right and obligation to carry out his orders, regardless. Until he acertains the identity of an individual, they have NO authority over him, period. If they die, too bad. I'll side with the sentry EVERY TIME.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Archangelsk]

I was had a show-down with General Shalikashvili

Gen. Shali (then BG Shali) was good people. I assume you were in Bamberg.