Bradley K. Sherman
2020-04-07 02:47:36 UTC
Thank goodness we don't have someone like that on a carrier any
longer.
He just demonstrated his unfitness to lead and command. Someone
like that can never be trusted to carry out his orders.
The Navy announced it has relieved the captain who sounded the
alarm about an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the USS Theodore
Roosevelt.
Capt. Brett Crozier, who commands the Roosevelt, an aircraft
carrier with a crew of nearly 5,000, was relieved of his command
Thursday, but he will keep his rank and remain in the Navy.
Full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak
Crozier raised the alarm this week, sending a strongly worded
letter to Navy leadership that detailed his concerns about the
spread of the virus on the ship. The letter leaked to the media
and generated a series of headlines.
Navy relieves commander of USS Theodore Roosevelt of his duties
APRIL 2, 202001:34
Speaking at a news conference Thursday evening, Acting Navy
Secretary Thomas Modly said Crozier was removed from his post
because he sent the letter over "non-secure unclassified email"
to a "broad array of people" rather than up the chain of command.
"I have no doubt in my mind that Captain Crozier did what he
thought was in the best interest of the safety and well-being of
his crew," Modly said. "Unfortunately, it did the opposite. It
unnecessarily raised the alarm of the families of our sailors
and Marines with no plans to address those concerns."
Modly insisted the that decision was his alone. He praised
Crozier but said he had concluded that the captain "allowed the
complexity of the challenge of the COVID breakout on the ship to
overwhelm his ability to act professionally."
"The responsibility for this decision rests with me," Modly
added. "I expect no congratulations for it. Captain Crozier is
an incredible man."
In a statement, a group of top Democrats on the House Armed
Services Committee sharply criticized the decision to remove
Crozier.
The dismissal of Captain Crozier at this critical moment, as
the sailors aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt are confronted
with the COVID-19 pandemic, is a reckless, political move that
reeks of undue command influence," read the statement from
chairman Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, subcommittee chairs Rep.
Joe Courtney of Connecticut, Rep. John Garamendi of California
and Rep. Jackie Speier of California.
The ship, which was operating in the Pacific, pulled into port
in Guam last week several days after multiple crew members
tested positive for the virus. By Wednesday, there were 93
positive test results, and more than 1,000 people were taken off
the carrier and placed into isolation on Guam. In total, 2,700
people are expected to disembark the ship this week, with a
smaller crew remaining to maintain the carrier.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/navy-expected-relieve-
captain-who-raised-alarm-about-covid-19-n1175351
longer.
He just demonstrated his unfitness to lead and command. Someone
like that can never be trusted to carry out his orders.
The Navy announced it has relieved the captain who sounded the
alarm about an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the USS Theodore
Roosevelt.
Capt. Brett Crozier, who commands the Roosevelt, an aircraft
carrier with a crew of nearly 5,000, was relieved of his command
Thursday, but he will keep his rank and remain in the Navy.
Full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak
Crozier raised the alarm this week, sending a strongly worded
letter to Navy leadership that detailed his concerns about the
spread of the virus on the ship. The letter leaked to the media
and generated a series of headlines.
Navy relieves commander of USS Theodore Roosevelt of his duties
APRIL 2, 202001:34
Speaking at a news conference Thursday evening, Acting Navy
Secretary Thomas Modly said Crozier was removed from his post
because he sent the letter over "non-secure unclassified email"
to a "broad array of people" rather than up the chain of command.
"I have no doubt in my mind that Captain Crozier did what he
thought was in the best interest of the safety and well-being of
his crew," Modly said. "Unfortunately, it did the opposite. It
unnecessarily raised the alarm of the families of our sailors
and Marines with no plans to address those concerns."
Modly insisted the that decision was his alone. He praised
Crozier but said he had concluded that the captain "allowed the
complexity of the challenge of the COVID breakout on the ship to
overwhelm his ability to act professionally."
"The responsibility for this decision rests with me," Modly
added. "I expect no congratulations for it. Captain Crozier is
an incredible man."
In a statement, a group of top Democrats on the House Armed
Services Committee sharply criticized the decision to remove
Crozier.
The dismissal of Captain Crozier at this critical moment, as
the sailors aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt are confronted
with the COVID-19 pandemic, is a reckless, political move that
reeks of undue command influence," read the statement from
chairman Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, subcommittee chairs Rep.
Joe Courtney of Connecticut, Rep. John Garamendi of California
and Rep. Jackie Speier of California.
The ship, which was operating in the Pacific, pulled into port
in Guam last week several days after multiple crew members
tested positive for the virus. By Wednesday, there were 93
positive test results, and more than 1,000 people were taken off
the carrier and placed into isolation on Guam. In total, 2,700
people are expected to disembark the ship this week, with a
smaller crew remaining to maintain the carrier.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/navy-expected-relieve-
captain-who-raised-alarm-about-covid-19-n1175351