Posted on 09/17/2014 12:01:40 PM PDT by 7thson
The three top leaders of the guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG-95) have been removed and reassigned halfway through the ship's deployment pending the outcome of an investigation into "command climate," the Navy said in a news release Tuesday.
The skipper, Cmdr. Curtis B. Calloway, was relieved at sea by Capt. Anthony L. Simmons, who will take charge of the ship for the rest of the deployment as an investigation moves forward. Calloway, along with Cmdr. Ed Handley, the executive officer, and Command Master Chief Travis Biswell, the top enlisted leader, have been reassigned to staff positions at Naval Surface Force Atlantic.
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From Wiki FWIW:
In December 2009, 1½ months after the ship returned to Norfolk from a six-month cruise to the Mediterranean and Arabian seas, nine crewmembers were given non-judicial punishment for fraternization. Five of the nine were male chief petty officers while the other four were female junior enlisted sailors. The chiefs involved are being processed for separation from the Navy. In addition, the ship's skipper, Commander Paul Marquis, and top enlisted sailor, Command Master Chief Timothy Youell, were relieved of their positions and reassigned to shore-based administrative duties. Neither Marquis nor Youell are implicated in the fraternization cases or alleged sexual assault. Their failures are ones of leadership.
Furthermore, one other crew member faced criminal charges for sexual assault. Marquis' Executive Officer Cmdr. Daniel Sunvold, who was serving as executive officer on the James E. Williams, has been reassigned to the same position on the destroyer Bainbridge. He has not been implicated in any of the allegations.[10]
Yes, that's MUCH better.
Navy investigating ship death of female sailor, 23, as suicide
Almost.
Stick to medical office advice.
BINGO!
Perhaps this is a case of distrust in today's national leadership and the support will disappear if the facts, once disclosed, supported this action. I assume until proven otherwise that anything the thug in our White House does is wrong, so my initial assumption is that this was for pathetic political reasons. I could easily be convinced otherwise if evidence shows that the action was warranted.
:)
My guess, they had hetero sex, something against Obola policy.
Probably has something to do with an underage (mentally) pres__ent. AKA: _resident
Possible Jewish or Islamic?
So he finally got his private army?
Idi Amin veterans?
From Feb. 2013. Interesting list of officers being fired or relieved in the Navy.
Could not find an update for 2014 at Naval Times. Maybe someone can search for one.
-PJ
ping
The death of this young sailor, SN Yeshabel Villotcarrasco, 23, of Parma, OH, on that ship, whose husband and parents live in Puerto Rico, was reported on 28 July 2014.
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FYI
The CMC made that rank in about 15 years of service. That’s pretty impressive, IMO. I hope the investigation keeps that from being all flushed away but the removal of all three senior leaders does not bode well.
Most recent navy cases were related to sexual harassment. I’m guessing this may now also extend to outed queers.
Fair enough. Do you know of ANY commander relieved in the past 6 years for pathetic political reasons? I’m not aware of any (doesn’t mean there aren’t some)
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