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LCDR Sales & Proposals Manager Gas Turbine Products
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Man, I'm torn to shreds over this whole deal.

On the one hand, every officer who has ever put to sea understands that while "RHIP"..."RHIR" is also a solid truth. Ultimately, the Skipper is in command, and it's all on him-has been forever.

On the other-It's not like ship's wardrooms and chiefs' messes have the same "tools" at their disposal today, or that the consequences are exactly in keeping with the changing realities of our profession.

In my opinion, you can't strip down a force to its minimums, ask it to do above the maximum, all while formulating protocol and policy to "fit" the demands of a disconnected public...and get good results.
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MCPO Roger Collins
MCPO Roger Collins
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As we used to say, the Captain goes down with his ship. Responsibilities of a CO.
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1SG Dennis Hicks
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Edited >1 y ago
Keeping in mind I have no clue how the Navy works, Leadership has its responsibilities and duties, as the CO you are responsible for the good and bad. If his sailors failed to do their jobs who fault is it really? He obviously felt that his sailors were good enough that he could go to bed so I have doubts as to why he wasn't called. It's not like it was a stealth Cargo ship that they hit. But then again what the hell do I know I am just a worn out old grunt.
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MCPO Roger Collins
MCPO Roger Collins
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On one my submarines, an OOD endangered the ship. Our CO, that later became VADM, dropped down from the Conning Tower and came up along side his head. He was separated from our ship when we returned to port. Old Navy.
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1SG Dennis Hicks
1SG Dennis Hicks
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Master Chief, I fully support a pop to the head of a malfunctioning troop to get them calibrated :) I needed to be calibrated back in the day and my current wife is responsible for that duty these days.
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
1stSgt Nelson Kerr
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1SG Dennis Hicks - Malfunction at the "maybe get people killed" level does call for calibration.
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Maj Mike Sciales
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I always thought the ship's skipper understood that he was responsible for every action aboard his ship. Being off the bridge doesn't relieve a commander of their responsibilities. He's the man in charge, he sets the watch, he has his officers. He liked the benefits of command, not sure he's keen on the burdens.
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