Originally Posted by Pugs
Originally Posted by jorgeI
Originally Posted by Hubert
It got him off a diseased ship, that was probably his intent...

no words....


I suspect that we're getting part of the story.

I sincerely doubt the Capt did not go up through his chain of command, it's baked in his genes, and unless they have evidence that he sent the letter to the media its a typical Navy move.

If the CoC did blow him off and he felt he had no option but to go public, well, he knew he was going to fall on his sword and he can look in the mirror with pride that he did what he thought the right thing was.

Carrier CO's are not politically ignorant.




I think the "CC" line in his email is what did him in. I didn't learn much in three tours in the Pentagon but the ONE thing I learned (well two if you count i learned civil servants don't serve, much less work as a whole) was NEVER put anything in writing that was contentious...

A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”