Publicly fired Carrier Captain Speaks Out
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- Retired #usnavy Captain Brett Crozier joins the FPP for an exclusive discussion on the fateful events surrounding his very public firing as commanding officer of the #aircraftcarrier USS Theodore Roosevelt at the beginning of COVID in March 2020.
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The sendoff Capt. Crozier got from his crew speaks volumes about the man as a commander, even before he willing fell on his sword to protect those under his command.
Well done, Captain.
Thanks for standing up for your men, you did the right thing.
lol standing up for them how? Propagating a fake disease? Give me a break. Traitor of the highest order.
My nephew was (and still is) on the USS TR at that time....he supported Capt Crozier 100% !! 👍
I served with him on that deployment. I was actually on duty when I saw Capt Crozier depart the ship. It was definitely a sad day.
How many kids got killed overseas by bombardements while you served ?
I was there also!!!
On behalf of even this East Coast Tin Can sailor. Thank you so much for caring about your crew. We need more leaders like you.
This is the kind of Captain, that people call upon when it all hits the fan, and you need someone you can trust to get things done and done right.
Captain Crozier is a fine example of a stellar Naval officer.
Brett "Choppa" Crozier is and will always be the first hero I seen in the military. I got out in 2017 before the whole COVID Issue but we have so many times whether I was on the CVN73 or CVN76 ... He NEVER treated us as we was beneath him. That's a genuine soul y'all seeing right there.
Thats truly sad that the good officers get thrown under the bus. I am retired Army E-7 and truly appreciated the officers that took care of their troops despite the consequences. Much respect to this Captain and what he did for his crew. AATW.
I am retired USN OSC. ( SW ) This took place a few years after I retired, but my son was on this ship when this went down. He was an AM Aviation Structural Mechanic. He was one of the many who decided to leave the Navy because of this. He tells me the crew was very pissed off this happened to Captain Crozier. And says when the SEVNAV came there to explain why he was fired, the entire crew literally turned their back on him. Knowing full well the repercussions that could happen for doing so. A couple weeks later he himself was fired. But the damage was done. The ships retention rate from this went way down. I know A PNC Personnel Chief, E7 that was there. He told me that nearly 90% of everyone that was slated for reenlistment. Backed out of it. And left the Navy. Due to what was done to their Captain. That's major at a command that size. All of this shows the respect captain Crozier had from his crew. Several doctors later said many sailors' lives were saved because of what Captain Crozier did. But instead of being commended, he lost his career. Typical of upper brass who have no clue what's really going on.
I was stunned when his crew chanted his name as he left the carrier. That was exceptional. He is the type of person you will follow anywhere into harms way without a nanoseconds hesitation. I would liked to have seen a close up of his face as his body attempted to wash the dirt from his eyes. I am not American but I have the utmost admiration and respect for this exceptional leader. 👍👍
Into harms way? As long as you don’t catch a cold….
Can’t believe he transitioned from Helos to Fighters. What a guy.
You'll get to hear that story when the full interview airs.
Gutsy guy. He took the hard path first and then fighters were a piece of cake.
@@josephking6515 well… (reference the story of his first carrier landing)
When I was attending my pre-commissioning program, they told us that there was physical courage, intellectual courage and moral courage.
Moral courage was the most difficult.
And, Sir, you nailed it.
Yes he did.
Our SecDef at his finest. This is a prime example, as if more are needed, of what happens when you become a politician instead of being a warfighter. Capt, you have all the respect in the world from this Marine. Semper Fi sir. Great leadership example!
My first XO... All I've wanted to be a warrior.. Now all I do is sign paperwork...
Uhm, you do realize he was fired by a Trumplestiltskin douchcanoe?
Who forgot to be a warfighter? Mark Esper was SecDef when Brett was fired. And who fired him was Thomas Modly, who was Secretary of The Navy and showed up on ship to personally insult Brett.
Hope you didn't falsely think It was General Mattis. He had resigned in protest of Trump's behavior well before this, and was replaced by nonwarfighters by Trump.
Secdefnwas diffrent than the current one boss tgis was under trump matter fact that secdef got the boot too and trump replaced him with another one before biden was elected and places Austin in that position.
Captain Crozier should receive a medal for being brave enough to stand up for his men on his ship! I know he won't because what he did was not politically correct, but he did get the desired attention that was required to help his men/ship. Much respect for him, and his willingness to sacrifice his career to make the right decision.... I believe history will look favorably on how he handled this whole affair.
History will look back at the Covid response very unfavorably.
I think a better description of what went on here is "political convenience".
I had an opportunity to sit down with Captain Crozier when I was working on a redesignation package. What an awesome and inspirational leader/hero. As a young naval officer/aviator I aspire to be just like Captain Crozier! I cannot wait for the full interview.
A selfless act and not being scared for his job. He may have known the fate of his job but he made the hard choice. Some painted him to be a "coward" I say it took guts. The Navy has taken an L for firing him but I know dam well he can sleep at night for making the right choice. 26 years in this Navy and id do another 26 if I knew I could serve alongside Captain Crozier. I salute you sir!
He's a hero in my book, a true leader puts their people first, and he did that for his crew, at the expense of his whole naval career!
Amazing you're putting Captain Crozier's story out. I recall being so frustrated and angry hearing this whole incident in the news. An overtly political dismissal that was not proprtionate or even warranted. Looking forward to the full interview.
Always encouraging to see this level of professionalism and intelligence within our military.
Over a cold?
This is a captain of a US NAVY ship! They don’t just give those commands out hun
@@fauxbro1983 look at the send off his crew gave him. They knew.
@@fauxbro1983The common cold is not influenza. Influenza is not COVID.
Read a book.
He's not in our military.
To borrow a phrase: "Where do we get such men as these?" I'm a old retired Navy Chief, 8 WestPAC's and an Med/IO on some legendary warships; America, Enterprise, Ranger, Kitty Hawk, and Essex (and I did a few more as a NAVAIR Tech Rep....Iwo Jima, Wasp, Vinson, Ike, TR, Enterprise again, and HST)
I had the privilege of serving with some pretty legendary leaders; but I'd come of retirement if CAPTAIN Crozier asked. No doubt or hesitation. I prefer those who will tell me what I NEED to hear, rather than what they think I WANT to hear.
There are some who disparage the young men and women that are currently serving. However, I've seen them first hand. They are acutely aware of the heritage that they are part of; and most of all they want to be worthy heirs of that heritage, to 'measure up' to the old Navy.
For our elected servants and appointee's; OUR NAVY and OUR Country need gentlemen like CAPTAIN Crozier. Don't make this mistake again. Please.
Good job on standing up Captain. You did the right thing.
Retired Coastie here, I wanted to say thanks for covering this on your podcast, and also thank you to Captain Cozier for his actions. Everyone who has ever worked ever ever knows that politics get in the way of the right thing sometimes, but the military has a special addition in that you can't turn around and sue anyone for canning you unfairly. It takes a real compassionate person to move forward with what he or she believes is the correct course of action while knowing it could be the end of everything they worked so hard for.
I was with NBG Security Department from Dec 2019 to Dec 2021. Had friends on the TR who were stuck in all that madness. I was on post at the ECP to the wharf that night the the Skipper was leaving the ship. I remember hearing a commotion of some kind coming from the ship and then realize it was chanting and saw the videos. I didnt know exactly what was going on at the moment, and didnt realize that it was the Skipper being taken off the ship until they were driving past me, he waved at us and I instinctively waved back, only realizing it was Captain Crozier waving at us after they had passed. I know its not a big deal but part of me regrets not realizing sooner and giving a final salute to one bad ass Captain. What we all would give to have more leadership like that. Beers on me if you're ever back in the FL Panhandle Skipper. - MA1 (former) Bijan C. Moghadam.
More than any other service branch, the United States Navy has little hesitation to relieve senior officers of their command. No matter how seemingly unfair, even major commands are held accountable... even when they have acted solely in the best interests of the well-being of the sailors under their command. Some commanders get relieved simply because their actions embarrassed the navy, even though said actions were necessary. Hope the verbal farewell from the crew made the hurt sting just a little bit less. Bravo Zulu, Captain. Wish you fair winds and calm seas in your future endeavors ⚓
In this case, the acting secretary of the navy fired Captain Crozier without checking with the chain of command
@@FighterPilotPodcast The civilian (acting) SECNAV _is_ *The Navy.* In case anyone needed any illustration of such, when Modly set foot on CVN-71 TR, the boatswain dutifully passed the word over the 1MC, *_"Navy, ...arriving!"_*
I know nothing about these things, as I live in a landlocked state with no connection to this branch of the military. That said, I've often heard the expression that "the captain goes down with the ship." I now understand that in a different way.
@@brandonhall5615In this case the Captain went down instead of his ship.
For his crew, true CO. Crew's wellbeing more important to him than earning that first star.
oubrioko - I would take issue with this. Ultimately, our military forces answer to the *people*. Civilians aren't perfect and have many obvious problems these days, but in the US, we are still "the boss."
When the acting Secretary of the Navy does not have what it takes to do the right thing for our service men and women then our enemies take note. Every time I see that guy on the news now I can hardly stand to look at him. Thanks, Captain!
I truly respect Captain Crozier for his fortitude, and demonstrating that doing the right thing isn’t always the easiest way.
What a stud. Good Skipper we could have used 🤙🏼 best of luck Captain Crozier
He is the type of leader that unfortunately the military does not have enough of. Someone who will sacrifice for the men & women he commands, at great risk to his career, even though he knows it will ruffle feathers and potentially embarrass the powers that be. That to me, is honor and integrity and worthy of respect. What a shame, and no doubt the Navy’s loss.
I have had to do this many times and I have no regrets. We sometimes have to let people know that things are in bad shape even when people don’t want to hear it. Sometimes we even have to do what’s in people’s best interests without approval. Doing so requires superior knowledge and then being ready to stand with that knowledge and tell people: “look at the facts, stop talking about me-the truth holds you accountable, now do something about it!”
As the father of a usna graduate and f18 pilot who flew combat missions off the uss Vinson the behavior of the “leadership” of our military in this case is disgusting. This American best of the best, deserves proper redress agianst this out of control incompetent administration . Thank you for mature correct decision displaying quality leadership captain.
was thevTrump administration that was in power
it wasnt the current administration that did this.
I remember this incident on the BBC news and with the limited knowledge of Covid's true nature at the time I was so impressed with this Officers dedication to his Ships Company rather than just looking after his own career. I truly hope that he has a damn fine job now.( Ex Royal Navy Senior Rate).
Jell-O, Sir, thank you very much for this upload. It now rounds out my understanding of the entire situation.
When I first heard of the relief of Captain Crozier, and especially the method by which it was done, I was very unhappy and thought, "What a knee jerk reaction. SecNav made a wrong move by circumventing the entire chain of command." The way his crew reacted gave weight to that belief. I thought, this sends a wrong message to the deck plate sailor.
I'm very old school navy. My seniors were all old Vietnam guys. I can tell you this. Captain Crozier is the kind of officer and man I'd follow, no questions asked.
From what I have seen of our military as of late. I think this guy can benefit society better, outside the military.
Captain, i think you made the correct call for your own crew
As an ex-Navy Fighter Jock, I supported this man's actions. I'd serve under him. He did what was best for his crew.
I went to school with Moldy (not a typo), he took the path of least resistance for himself. He was and still is self aggrandizing scum.
@ramosel - who's Moldy?
@@wickedcabinboy Acting Secretary of the Navy at the time.
That's pretty much reflected in his speach aboard the TDR and subsequent interviews
Seems the top is pretty rotten across the board, from what I hear. All political and the worst behavior is rewarded.
@@corystansbury - What do you know about it? I'll bet you know nothing at all.
As head rigger and head foreman I always will stand up first for my crew and guys, walked away from a 16 year journeymans position being a 4th gen rigger, stood my ground and still am after 8 years. The guys all moved up and I got screwed but I still have my card. I will always stand first and die on the sword alone if I have too, not worried at all because I know my morals and what I stood for was correct and justified and that's all that matters to me.
Great video Jell-o. Thanks for a little more of the back story. As a Navy Vet, I have even more disdain for moldy. He was using this situation as self serving. I'm glad he resigned, but he should have been fired. Okay, I'll get off my soap box.
Good Man. No good deed goes unpunished.
Pay attention fellow officers/leaders:
You are accountable to the members under you and sometimes doing what you believe is right will have the wrong consequences. But at the end of the day you have to be able to look at yourself in the mirror.
… and like what you see
Bureaucracies protect processes over people.
As a Captain responsible for 5K folks, he did the right thing knowing it would probably cost him his job and career. Moral courage is hard to come by today.
That’s our true “Captain”. Massive respect to Captain Crozier.
Captain Crozier is a hero!!
Settle down.
@@LFOD1776 You just troll comments looking to object with people?
@@On-Our-Radar-24News No. Providing an alternative viewpoint to the hero worship in the comments section.
I question the ability of men who were terrified of COVID to lead combat formations.
@@LFOD1776 If you were a leader you would understand. When your responsible for 5,000 people and one of 6 at the time Nuclear Aircraft Carriers part of our triad of mission capability for deterrent threat management, then you need to be very proactive about keeping those resources ready to fight. Having an entire crew sick takes the ship out of the matrix of options available to the National Command Authority for nuclear deterrence and threat management. This was at the beginning of the pandemic before we knew anything about the voracity of Covid 19. He made the only logical choice at the time and sacrificed himself on behalf of his crew and the mission.
@@On-Our-Radar-24News I was a leader during that time and I was appalled at how we reacted to a flu. Nearly every GOFO took the same approach you did and they were wrong.
We sacrificed readiness and imposed useless, draconian restrictions on our service members and their families because of a respiratory infection.
I know you think we "didn't know anything about the voracity of COVID 19," but we did. You are saying that to excuse cowardice. I don't blame you, nearly everyone was afraid.
I wasn't, but that's not really the point.
A man who can't stand to see his subordinates sick with a fever and a cough for a few days is not fit to lead in combat.
with how covid was being treated in the media the time (though now its looked at like it's not even a thing anymore) its incredible that he came out and did this for the safety of his men. not only did he do the right thing, he did it knowing the consequences. at the cost of his career. this is what every officer should aspire to be.
We used to call long Covid "hypochondria."
@@LFOD1776 are you implying that long covid isn't real? thats an interesting statement. do you have any legitimate medical research to back it up?
@@wikikomoto of course it’s not a thing. The same mentally ill people who wore two masks, abused their kids through isolation, and wiped down their groceries think every symptom they have is related to a flu they caught three years ago.
I’ll say this. The same research you will run to to prove the existence of long Covid is the same research that told you masks work and you should stay six feet away from others.
It’s all nonsense.
Anyway. I misread your original comment. I thought you were referencing long Covid to justify what the good Capt did to his sailors.
My mistake. Disregard.
@@LFOD1776 no problem!
Much respect to the Captain. He knew it would cost him his career, yet he was willing to sacrifice for his crew to get the help they needed. I spent 12 years in the military, and this is typical when the upper chain drags their feet on a critical request. All of a sudden when it made the news they acted with a swiftness, however they got their feelings hurt and retaliated against the Capt. Thats it in a nutshell, nothing more.
Umm this was a political decision by the secretary of the Navy because when this happened it was during the beginning of COVID and this contradicted Trump administration’s narrative that COVID is under control and not an issue while Congress had secretly dumped their airline stocks several weeks prior.
Agree. I was, and still am appalled by it.
I remember this happening, glad to know the back story that the media leaves out.
Jell-O, this may be your best interview to date! Chopper, thank you for your service and for looking out for your sailors on the Theodore Roosevelt. I appreciate your humility and always being willing to learn.
They fired him for being the person they needed. The navy is weaker without people like this guy.
Cmdr Crozier is one of life's brave souls and there are people alive today because of his action. Navy top brass can tolerate embezzlement, theft, incompetence, even murder. What it can't tolerate is EMBARRASSMENT!!
It was not so much top brass as the acting secretary of the navy who skipped all them and fired the captain
CMDR? You mean CAPT.
From what we saw on our news outside the USA is that nutcase of a president you had at the time was the one leading the charge to have him removed.
Name a carrier after him to metaphorically slap the person whom fired him🎉🎉🎉
Total respect for Captain Crozier. Sometimes you need to put the people above you in a little bit of an uncomfortable position to get some movement. His actions gave them some cover to break through the logjams that they were hitting up against.
Over reaction by the DoD. No one did very well during the first six-twelve months of COVID and he was looking out for his crew. Looking forward to hearing the rest of his side of the story.
Being a Navy fan - I will never forget that time and send off for Captain Crozier. It will stick with me forever that send off. A trying time for sure for all of us.
Never ceases to amaze me how fast the Admirals will toss a ships Captain under the bus. Captain Crozier joins Commander Lippold and Rear Admiral J.K Beling and LtCol. James Compton as COs who were simply scapegoats to SOP that the poobahs created.
Actually, in this case the acting Secretary of the Navy fired him unilaterally.
@@FighterPilotPodcast Yes Sir, and called him names which was awful. It is always heartbreaking to see how quickly the Leadership abandons our fighting men and women. Humbled and pleased to meet you Jell-o. I am playing catch up with your Pod Cast, awesome stuff!!
Thank you so much for your integrity. We followed along as this was happening ( none of this is about me but speaking as spouse of retired Navy pilot). So proud to know this integrity is in the community even if it , sadly, isn't in the ranks above.
I know the pain, thanks for your dedicated service I stand with you
AMERICAN-HERO🇺🇸
Character before Career.
Thank you for your service.
Best to you Scott Whitmire
I was there thanks for all you did.
The TR made a liberty visit to Da Nang for five days beginning March 5. Back then Covid had a much longer incubation period, which meant people were infectious for a longer time undetected. So, when people began getting sick it sort of snowballed into a crisis. Back home, the week of March 8 was when we first began to understand the import of the pandemic. I think had it been a few weeks later, that port visit to Da Nang would have been postponed, although naval intel sources must have had reports of the severity of the contagion weeks before March 5. This is a cautionary tale of what could happen in a biowarfare incident that can take a ship down. Pretty easy to do, in fact.
As a snivilian, COULD NOT BELIEVE that day they fired Brett Crozier. That is the day I knew the military was toast. And it wasn’t even close to the toast it is today. 💥
EDIT: One more thing, I was inspired to look up Thomas Modly, Clown Director of Clown World 🤡 where is he today? Found that Wikipedia gave an excellent review of Captain Brett, Crozier, and a scathing review of Thomas Modly. 👍 Can’t find Modly anywhere. I am sure he was well rewarded and is living a great life. 🎉
THANK YOU CAPT. CROZIER, GOD BLESS YOU!
The Navy really did him dirty.
My son serves on a destroyer, he's told me on may occasions that the captain of his ship is awesome, that how she runs the ship treats all the sailors including the lower enlisted like him make them want to work hard will gladly follow her into battle. It's that same caring leadership like we see from Captain Crozier is a perfect example of how we need our leaders to be.
The crew would have expected nothing less from this man and shame on those who made the decision to relieve the Captain from his command.
You do not announce to the world that a strategic asset under your command is out of commission.
He got thrown under the bus, shitty deal by the USN.
This is such a eye opener. This man would have such a loyal crew. Would like to see an interview with the carrier commander that was relieved of command during the Benghazi incident. In addition General Ham of central Africa command was also relieved. Command of the AC-130s at Benghazi got real frustrated.
Bravo Zulu, CAPT Crozier. Your crew had your back. If I knew nothing else about you, that would be enough.
You are a hero. The one/s who fired you is a traitor.
Thank you for putting your crew before all else. Sadly you became a victim of politics & egos. You deserved far better Capt.
Looking forward to the full podcast.
Tuesday!
Great interview of an amazing man. I was a Corpsman on that deployment. I'm making a mini documentary showcasing ships medical perspective, dedicating it to Chief Thacker and Captain Crozier. With your permission, I would love to use a couple sound bites of this interview!
Please email the show to discuss
This Captain did everything beyond every scope of what is the true essence of a Captain of a ship.. He got shafted by an incompetent, treasonous, CNC!!! This man should get the Medal of Freedom for saving his ship, personnel, and other from the spreading disease. And I cried, to hear HIS CREW call out his name in honor!! I would have been honored to serve under his command!!
THE US NAVY NEVER TAKES ACTION TO HELP Its SAILORS UNLESS FORCED! UNFORTUNATELY! THANK GOD FOR CAPTAINS LIKE THIS MAN, THIS HERO! HAVE A GREAT LIFE, SIR! WE MISS YOU!
Came here from Apple Podcasts just to say this was a particularly good episode, Jello. Fascinating story. Thank you both.
Thank you.
I was an Army grunt from 04-08. Right around 07 in Baghdad was the worst time I ever saw in the military. The amount of leadership failure from top to bottom was disgusting to me even then. I had multiple deployments at that point and just watched as the “leadership” got dumber and dumber. After I got wounded and recovered they offered me a ton of bonus money to re-up. I told them to get F*cked. Got out in ‘08. Never looked back. Disgusted with the military even still to this day. Wish I would have never signed up.
I bet you were a bad soldier lmfao.
Mad respect for the Captain. It takes a special Skipper to do what he did. The crew knew he had their back 100% and then some.
This man is a real leader. In my years as a lower enlisted and nco, I slowly began witnessing more and more senior leadership who deserved a frag instead of a salute. There are fewer leaders like Crozier today, and it’s becoming a real problem for our military.
Crozier is a true hero
If you can isolate or EQ out very low frequencies, the table hand bangs are very loud on a full audio system with a sub woofer. It appears to go up the mic boom to mic? Otherwise, your channel has come a long way since it started, I recall telling you to go to youtube for nonvideo podcasts when you first started. Thank you
You looked out for US! You put US FIRST! For that, I will appreciate you FOREVER!!!!
There are different kinds of bravery. Putting your crew ahead of your own career is certainly one type.
let's talk about how he had to make a decision based on the communicability of covid. he had a crew enclosed on board. hats off, captain.
It's.... strange how our government treated something that (could still) stop our military in its tracks. That we didn't immediately take quarantine action - something done easier in the military - was bizarre, given circumstances. Our readiness was a question mark for a long time.
Stop our military in its tracks? A mild respiratory infection?
@@Jimmythefish577mild? Tell that to the million plus US citizens killed by COVID-19.
They did you dirty Skipper, which is exactly what I would expect from this administration. I salute you for doing the right thing.
Which administration is “this”
@@blah5387 The one that doesn't change just because the puppet is swapped every 4 years.
The best captains are willing to fight and support their crew/troops. Capt. Crozier is a damned hero IMHO.
"Call me" means I don't want a record of your concerns on my desk.
This is a great example of a leader. He did the right thing.
He should not only have (and still should) get a medal for his actions, he should get a back dated promotion and pay to serve as an example to others to come forward.
Congratulations on putting your people before politics. Truly an awesome leader!
These are the men you hope to be there.
Anytime you work in an organization where "it's easier to get forgiveness than permission" to do the right thing, it's never good. When you command 5,000 people operating in close quarters who are responsible for defending the country at the beginning of a pandemic with limited detection tests and more limited treatments that could kill 5% of those infected, putting up with that kind of "company politics" is insane. Senior US military "leadership" seems more interested in APPEARING to be correct at all times rather than being occassionally wrong some of the time and immediately course-correcting and WINDING UP correct for the benefit of its members and the security of the country. As dozens of others have commented here, hats off to Captain Crozier. He is a true leader.
Let me get this out there: the press (the main stream media) were absolutely obnoxious. We have the Crozier's old phone number and the press (CNN, MSNBC, FOX, and a host of others) called us day and night trying to pry any information they could about this event and about the Crozier's. They were in a feeding frenzy - the press were just aching for a good disaster story. I'm a former Navy S-3A/B Viking crewman/aviator and, in my opinion, Brett Crozier is the type of officer the Navy desperately needs retain and not throw to the wolves.
That’s what a responsible command does. The allegiance doesn’t just go up. Navy’s loss.
Thank you, Sir… that right there is Leadership and Integrity
The reason our military is such a corrupt mess is that honest, stand-up dudes like Capt. Crozier never get promoted beyond about O-6 level because everyone above that is effectively a full-time politician.
These are the people we should hoist above our shoulders and celebrate. Conversely we should damn those that try to hurt or subvert them.
Greetings from an old-time California girl. I was appalled to hear about this when it happened and tried to follow the story. Knowledge still a bit patchy. Am currently halfway through your new book. I was exposed to Covid the end of Mar. '20 and still have residual problems with long Covid today. It never completely went away. I'm also a retired EMT, studied nursing, so am well qualified to say you absolutely did the right thing. You acted to protect a small city's worth of people, and undoubtedly saved many lives. How could the Navy let you go? An aircraft carrier is not exempt from the reality that in any enclosed environment the spread of disease is high risk and of paramount importance to address if there's an outbreak. We see this in nursing homes, cruise ships, jails, any place where people are congested together the risk increases greatly for an outbreak of disease to spread rapidly. This was certainly compounded by the fact that no one understood to what degree Covid was dangerous. People were dropping off like flies at that point. Millions of people have died from it.
You acted not only to protect peoples' health, but preserve the readiness of the ship.
I support all our armed forces, including the Navy, which makes it all the more important to speak my truth to whatever power may be listening. They want people to have the courage to stand up to a wrong like this but get their shorts in a knot when someone actually does it, b/c it's not convenient or?? My understanding is there is a recruitment problem these days. This incident would be a steller example of why.
The military leadership needed to be held accountable, and maybe still does. The Navy allowed politics to get in the way of the situation at hand. The acting (big difference between acting and regular) Sec. of the Navy needed to have some pressure put on him, or everyone on that ship would have gotten sick and many more might have died. Frankly, he needed to have a firecracker lit under his can. It is very telling that he was a political appointee. Has our Navy been politicized? As we go marching blindly on to Jericho, that may be a tough question that will need to be honestly looked at, shone copious sunlight on and dealt with.
For what it's worth, a sincere thank you, Capt. Crozier, for your service to our country. You're right, it is a different world. It's changing rapidly for all of us. It will take all of us working together to right the ship, so to speak. You will be well qualified to help people move on in the future, so hang in there.
Great Naval officer and Captain of his ship taking action he felt necessary to insure his crew's safety was Priority #1.
I have no idea what the stress of Captain of an Aircraft Carrier is like, with the added problems of Covid. However, that doesn’t give you the right to assign military capabilities publicly on unsecured channels. This wasn’t handled properly.
We need more leaders like you in the military.
You can't keep firing experienced commanders for every little thing without negative consequences for combat. Especially commanders who have the respect of the crew and are otherwise competent. I currently work for an SES who, if he were in the military and we were in combat, would be fragged at the first shot. The really amazing thing is secnav was effectively fired for mishandling what should have been a relatively minor issue. But that's what happens when you elect a child for president - they appoint children not adults.
Him giving his boss plausible denialbility ... most people would just say "boss rejected, nothing i could do."