Posted on Jun 4, 2015
Coast Guard Cutter OIC relieved after crash investigation (What is your opinion?)
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http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/coast-guard/2015/06/02/coast-guard-cutter-moray-officer-in-charge-relieved/28366441/
Not just a Navy problem, with persons in charge of a vessel being relieved.
Question to my Coast Guard cousins: I didn't know that an enlisted person could command a Cutter? Can you point me towards instructions that govern who can command a Cutter?
Not just a Navy problem, with persons in charge of a vessel being relieved.
Question to my Coast Guard cousins: I didn't know that an enlisted person could command a Cutter? Can you point me towards instructions that govern who can command a Cutter?
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UCMJUS Coast Guard (USCG)
UCMJUS Coast Guard (USCG)
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It can take a lifetime to learn to navigate the coast of Maine, but we transfer people in and out of locations so fast that they barely have time to get their AFAM checked off before they are transferred somewhere else. It'sa miracle that these sort of things don't happen more often.
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The Coast Guard pushes responsibility down as low as they can, and empower enlisted members to work to their full potential. IF they screw up....they're gone, but when you compare this to the Navy, it is similar in what the Navy does with Inshore Boat Units, Special Boat Teams, etc.
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Relieved of command is a normal procedure during which time the Accident Review Board does its thing. The man is far from toast yet. I was involved a few times in such accident investigations as an agent in the Coast Guard Investigative Service, We did most of the legwork, and turned our findings over to the District Commander.
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PO1 John Miller
Well, despite all our teasing of our "bastard cousins" of the Coast Guard, it seems like they trust their enlisted personnel immensely!
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LCDR Bruce Cooley
Yes they do....and for the most part the enlisted community doesn't let them down. It is an example of what I have (and had) always thought the Navy could do. I believed that it would help give the sailors more 'ownership' of their careers and probably help with retention. It IS how the Special Warfare Community works.......
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I believe that it's an internal policy to allow Chiefs to work as OICs. There are specific billets set aside for them and the max length is 87ft. I know all of the 110ft and above are officers.
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