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Navy captain to be relieved of post on ship plagued with coronavirus
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:38 pm
Navy captain to be relieved of post on ship plagued with coronavirus after his plea for help leaked to media
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The captain of an aircraft carrier struggling with a coronavirus outbreak has been relieved from command after a letter he penned pleading for help leaked to the media.
Capt. Brett Crozier was relieved from command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly announced Thursday.
Crozier wrote a letter to Navy leaders that was obtained and published by the San Francisco Chronicle on Tuesday, in which he warned of dire consequences if most of the sailors on Roosevelt aren't evacuated.
As of Wednesday, 93 sailors on board the Roosevelt had tested positive for COVID-19. The 4,800-crew ship has been docked in Guam since last week while the entire crew is tested for the virus.
In his letter, Crozier pleaded in stark terms for permission to evacuate all but 10 percent of the crew from the Roosevelt, where he said it was impossible to properly isolate and quarantine sailors to stop a growing coronavirus outbreak.
"We are not at war. Sailors do not need to die," Crozier wrote. "If we do not act now, we are failing to properly take care of our most trusted asset - our sailors."
This post was edited on 4/2/20 at 4:41 pm
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Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:39 pm to TOKEN
German Navy.
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:39 pm to TOKEN
The ship is currently docked in Berlin.
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:39 pm to TOKEN
Germans. It’s on the front page.
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:39 pm to TOKEN
Gee
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:41 pm to TOKEN
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Modly also called Crozier's comment on the Navy not taking care of its sailors "disappointing," adding, "I know that that's not the truth."
Hmmm...if that's true, then why the sudden about face after it gets published?
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:41 pm to lake2280
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German Navy.
Tragic
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:44 pm to TOKEN
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Navy captain to be relieved of post on ship plagued with coronavirus after his plea for help leaked to media
OK, I don't get this. Did he disobey orders? Break some military code of conduct? S'up with this?
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:49 pm to Perfect Circle
May have to do with how the letter was leaked?
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:51 pm to Perfect Circle
leaked to media
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:52 pm to Perfect Circle
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Break some military code of conduct?
I have to believe that the capability of an aircraft carrier to perform its duties, health of crew, equipment issues or otherwise would be considered highly classified; further considering that the information transmitted could give an indication of the spread-rate through, and fighting capabilities of, the balance of the surface fleet. Whoever leaked that letter should be hung.
This post was edited on 4/2/20 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:55 pm to LSU Tiger Bob
If captain was the leaker, then he needed to go.
If not, careful, railroad crossing.
If not, careful, railroad crossing.
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:55 pm to Perfect Circle
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OK, I don't get this. Did he disobey orders? Break some military code of conduct? S'up with this?
Will he be Court Marshaled?
Posted on 4/2/20 at 5:02 pm to keks tadpole
Everything ties into the combat readiness/fighting capability of a forward deployed unit or naval combatant. This is to include such mundane things as dental readiness, etc. IF that Commanding Officer or whoever leaked it out, then they are subject to, “as a Court Martial may direct”
Posted on 4/2/20 at 5:03 pm to mtntiger
He wrote the letter. He is responsible for it's contents and it's security.
Posted on 4/2/20 at 5:04 pm to TOKEN
A second time already?
Posted on 4/2/20 at 8:05 pm to LSU Tiger Bob
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leaked to media
OK, I can understand him being relieved for that reason.
Posted on 4/2/20 at 8:12 pm to TOKEN
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"We are not at war. Sailors do not need to die," Crozier wrote. "If we do not act now, we are failing
Posted on 4/2/20 at 8:14 pm to keks tadpole
He could be potentially prosecuted for leaking classified information.
Readiness data aggregated to a certain extent is classified CONFIDENTIAL.
Readiness data aggregated to a certain extent is classified CONFIDENTIAL.
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