seems like both of those guys exercised some pretty poor judgement.
From what I’ve heard and read, yes they did.
Short and sweet right there.
Of course any decent Captain would do his best to take care of his crew, and it seems impossible to believe that the Navy upstairs would not have responded quickly and properly to such a problem on a big carrier in foreign waters. If the Navy is operating as it should (and has) it is a relatively simple thing for the Captain to send up the line a concise report of the situation/needs and get action. These people supposedly are highly trained and super-qualified to do this stuff.
Instead, a long-winded hairy "letter" gets written and sent up and also deliberately made available outside the chain of command. It gave the appearance of grandstanding beyond getting the necessary things done. No excuses for that.
And, absolutely none for the behavior of the Secretary
