Originally Posted by
GlobalNav
Well, SecNav doubled down, disparaging Capt Crozier as stupid for not knowing his letter would be broadly distributed.
I would not disparage this courageous commander. If there was error, it was the false hope that the Navy’s highest leadership truly valued the the true source of its ability to defend our country, it’s sailors.
The truth hurts, and the pain can be temporarily relieved by denial. The American people are not blind. The SecNav and his superiors stand naked before the truth.
If the good Captain had cared more for his career than his subordinates, THAT would have been grounds for dismissal.
Seems very possible that the letter was written and distributed so widely in order to dynamite the Navy bureaucracy defer and deny approach to this pandemic.
We saw the Navy response, only a few are infected and their situation is not serious. So obviously the plan was to deploy as normal, which would have ensured that everyone on board gets infected.
As most of the sailors are young, they would expect minimal casualties and no hard questions about the effectiveness of the force during this outbreak.
The Captain refused to go along with this and made sure everyone knew.
Good on him!