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13. I feel bad for his replacement.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2020, 08:48 AM

Apr 2020

good news and bad news Captain. The good news is you have command of an aircraft carrier, bad news it is the Theodore Roosevelt!

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Sailors cheer Navy captain who was removed after pleading for help with coronavirus outbreak [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 OP

.... spicysista Apr 2020 #1

The sailors are worried about life and death not_the_one Apr 2020 #2

Any ship at any time is a fairly dangerous place. Tacking Trumpvirus on the mast makes it ... marble falls Apr 2020 #3

I don't completely follow. Can you clarify? lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #22

Sailors can expect one or more of their shipmates to die on even routine deployments of ships as Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2020 #30

Aircraft carriers are inherently dangerous Phoenix61 Apr 2020 #31

OK thanks. But an epidemic is different than an individual accident. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #36

Totally agree. I'm sure that's what motivated Phoenix61 Apr 2020 #38

So very wrong..n/t monmouth4 Apr 2020 #4

So wrong you'd think trump was behind the firing... mpcamb Apr 2020 #23

Trump will fire all of them KayF Apr 2020 #5

And who'll drive the bus home with its reactors and nukes? One of the biggest buses ... marble falls Apr 2020 #7

And we plan to fire HIM in November!!! cheezmaka Apr 2020 #16

then sink the ship and say it never existed. nt Javaman Apr 2020 #21

Sink the damn carrier,... with all hands on board.... magicarpet Apr 2020 #37

He's a hero! Dennis Donovan Apr 2020 #6

Secnav? Donovan, you Navy? No doubt, Modly is blowing shit. Why wasn't Modly ... marble falls Apr 2020 #9

Wannabe - I never served Dennis Donovan Apr 2020 #34

No doubt. He was being fast tracked to Admiral. This is not your average swabbie ... marble falls Apr 2020 #45

Yes, Turbineguy Apr 2020 #26

Exactly. EarthFirst Apr 2020 #44

PLEASE NOTE!!!!! MyOwnPeace Apr 2020 #8

The kind of leader who should be elevated, instead they scapegoated him. n/t Cognitive_Resonance Apr 2020 #10

Sailors know who is looking out for them. bluescribbler Apr 2020 #11

Exactly BigOleDummy Apr 2020 #14

Maybe it's time DENVERPOPS Apr 2020 #48

If I was on board that ship I woudl be cheering for this commander who was trying to ask for help turbinetree Apr 2020 #12

I feel bad for his replacement. whistler162 Apr 2020 #13

It's old commander is coming back exboyfil Apr 2020 #27

Wonder.. BigOleDummy Apr 2020 #15

Well atreides1 Apr 2020 #19

I think the Navy did the only thing they could do exboyfil Apr 2020 #29

Think about the message this is sending out to potential recruits. Siwsan Apr 2020 #17

If possible i hope he's reinstated bluestarone Apr 2020 #18

He was warned not to raise the truth. keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #20

Trump actually hates the military - he's been the most anti-military President of my lifetime greenjar_01 Apr 2020 #24

An additional video: mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #25

They know he got f**ked over by the yellow bellied draft dodging coward Submariner Apr 2020 #28

Republicans will claim they were glad he was kicked off and cheering his firing. blm Apr 2020 #33

Crozier did what he was supposed to do, report a major problem to his superiors. Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2020 #32

Moving Lulu KC Apr 2020 #35

The first thing I thought of, Bayard Apr 2020 #39

I hope DT sees this Lulu KC Apr 2020 #40

Maybe the top brass in the Pentagon needed a fall guy for directing him to go to Vietnam? Baclava Apr 2020 #41

Just spotted an old outbreak of flu on a Navy ship which would have haunted Navy people a long time: Judi Lynn Apr 2020 #42

Kicked and recommended. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Apr 2020 #43

That moment, FM123 Apr 2020 #46

Respect and admiration. nt oasis Apr 2020 #47