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Navy leaders recommend reinstating the Roosevelt captain fired over a virus warning.
Capt. Brett E. Crozier should be restored to command of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, the Navys top officials recommended on Friday.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/us/coronavirus-us-usa-updates.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20200424&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=headline®i_id=50521885&segment_id=25921&user_id=0f74ba6d31393b994c7e633fbde7c9cb
But Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper, who was briefed on the recommendations, has asked for more time to consider whether he will sign off on the reinstatement of the captain of the nuclear-powered carrier.
Mr. Esper received the recommendation that Captain Crozier be reinstated from the chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Michael M. Gilday, and the acting Navy Secretary, James McPherson on Friday. Defense Department officials said earlier that they expected to announce the results of the Navys investigation into the matter on Friday afternoon.
Mr. Espers decision to hold up the investigation has surprised Navy officials, who believed that the defense secretary would leave the process in the hands of the military chain of command.
A reinstatement of Captain Crozier would be a stunning turnaround in a story that has seized the attention of the Navy, the overall military and even a nation grappling with the coronavirus. From the moment that his letter pleading for help from Navy officials first became public, Captain Crozier has taken on the role of an unlikely hero, willing to risk his career for the sake of his sailors.
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I read a blurb somewhere else he's been assigned back effective today.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,467 posts)Another article of impeachment IMHO.
niyad
(113,279 posts)is going to let anybody countermand his wishes?
Brother Buzz
(36,422 posts)a built-in scapegoat to blame - Modly
LastDemocratInSC
(3,647 posts)Into another pile of shit he can jump into with both of his tinyfeet
3catwoman3
(23,975 posts)...elevator heels.
LastDemocratInSC
(3,647 posts)Chainfire
(17,536 posts)Senior leadership of the Navy should "retire."
Their military lives are dedicated to honesty and integrity, they should not serve despots. Let Jr. run the Navy.
maxrandb
(15,324 posts)If the Retrumplicans won't hold this dipshit accountable, maybe the military will.
marble falls
(57,080 posts)Cha
(297,187 posts)trump crap is affecting the military.. particularly the Navy?