Posted on Apr 5, 2020
Firing the USS Theodore Roosevelt's commander exposes the military's deep culture of secrecy even...
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He jumped the Chain of Command as did the Sec of the Navy. However, what he did was not acceptable to the senior officers. I am surprised he didn't understand that.
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I go as far as to throw a flag onto the field of play and say he did it Intentionally and all the more reason to Remove him.
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If your the (Captain of an Aircraft Carrier). Your not stupid enough to jump the Chain of Command unless you did it INTENTIONALLY.
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Statement From SECNAV on Relief of CO Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
Statement from the Acting Secretary of the Navy, Thomas B. Modly, regarding the relief of the Commanding Officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
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"It is important to understand that the Strike Group Commander, the CO’s immediate boss, is embarked on the Theodore Roosevelt, right down the passageway from him. The letter was sent over non- secure, unclassified email even though that ship possesses some of the most sophisticated communications and encryption equipment in the Fleet."
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https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=112537
Source:
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=112537
Statement From SECNAV on Relief of CO Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
Statement from the Acting Secretary of the Navy, Thomas B. Modly, regarding the relief of the Commanding Officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
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