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Blueplanet

(253 posts)
Thu Feb 27, 2020, 07:25 PM Feb 2020

Can Trump Command the Navy not to Self Quarantine?

I'm preparing a steak and salad for dinner, but I had to stop for a moment and ask this question. According to another DU poster: "CENTCOM cancels all leave; USN orders ships to remain at sea for 14 days if recent port visits."
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Can Trump Command the Navy not to Self Quarantine? (Original Post) Blueplanet Feb 2020 OP
Does anyone know what this means for those that dewsgirl Feb 2020 #1
The Commander in Chief is head of all of the armed forces. braddy Feb 2020 #2
Trump is Commander and Chief? Blueplanet Feb 2020 #3

dewsgirl

(14,965 posts)
1. Does anyone know what this means for those that
Thu Feb 27, 2020, 07:38 PM
Feb 2020

are already deployed and under CENTCOM command?
My son is in the AF in Qatar, he hasn't heard anything.

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