USNI-Should USS Roosevelt Co Be Reinstated (YES!)
Apr 17, 2020 22:25:28 GMT -5
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Post by behindtheline on Apr 17, 2020 22:25:28 GMT -5
Do was spot on:
Commanding Officers come and go. Each one must be judged on their own success and military career. To attain the rank of Col. or Capt is a feat in itself. There is much you have to go through to be promoted to full bird. That collar insignia shows all of your peers, and all you will command, a certain confidence and trust the higher ups have in them. And that means your career path suddenly narrowed to a tight rope. One day you are walking a wide road, then a side walk, then a very thin line. You get your bird because you are expected to maintain balance and figure out a way to use your wings to get the job done as expeditiously as possible. In Capt. Cozier's case, he opted to dissolve his responsibility of operational security and secrecy and publish his feelings in an email that HE KNEW, once release in unsecured channels, was going to be out in the open in a matter of hours. He hazard the ship (a term not often used in the navy) because he chose an unwise way to walk his tightrope. He fell off, and took down the ship in the process. Did he save his ship from the outbreak? Yes he did. Did he willingly do it in a manner that was a career ender? Yes he did. Did he knowingly choose to throw his superiors under the bus? Yes he did.
For that reason, he may have the endearing love from his crew, but you cannot give a command back to a person who would allow to be compromised by his personal feelings. If he got the word to go bomb a chinese base, would he do it, or challenge the order because he felt there were bigger political and military ramifications that threaten his crew. That is, a loss of confidence to lead. A bad decision from a ranking Naval officer who should never exhibit such ambiguity in how he deems what is operational secrecy and what is altruistic emotions.
NEXT PLEASE !
Commanding Officers come and go. Each one must be judged on their own success and military career. To attain the rank of Col. or Capt is a feat in itself. There is much you have to go through to be promoted to full bird. That collar insignia shows all of your peers, and all you will command, a certain confidence and trust the higher ups have in them. And that means your career path suddenly narrowed to a tight rope. One day you are walking a wide road, then a side walk, then a very thin line. You get your bird because you are expected to maintain balance and figure out a way to use your wings to get the job done as expeditiously as possible. In Capt. Cozier's case, he opted to dissolve his responsibility of operational security and secrecy and publish his feelings in an email that HE KNEW, once release in unsecured channels, was going to be out in the open in a matter of hours. He hazard the ship (a term not often used in the navy) because he chose an unwise way to walk his tightrope. He fell off, and took down the ship in the process. Did he save his ship from the outbreak? Yes he did. Did he willingly do it in a manner that was a career ender? Yes he did. Did he knowingly choose to throw his superiors under the bus? Yes he did.
For that reason, he may have the endearing love from his crew, but you cannot give a command back to a person who would allow to be compromised by his personal feelings. If he got the word to go bomb a chinese base, would he do it, or challenge the order because he felt there were bigger political and military ramifications that threaten his crew. That is, a loss of confidence to lead. A bad decision from a ranking Naval officer who should never exhibit such ambiguity in how he deems what is operational secrecy and what is altruistic emotions.
NEXT PLEASE !