USS Theodore Roosevelt

[togor]

Togor, the Captain was relieved today.

I saw that. The slant was for letting news of this get out. I hope that isn't the case, "shooting the messenger", but it might be.

To me the bad judgement was the port call in the first place.

Maybe it was a combination of the two, which would be fair. IMO a captain who puts his own chestnuts in the fire then asks HQ to pull them out, can expect to be relieved. The main thing at this point is to keep the crew healthy.

[Dolt]

Read somewhere else that the Captain might get relieved. Frankly, IMO, the memo he wrote should have been classified.

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The Captain might get relieved

Agree. It is a military, if not a national security matter.

[m1ashooter]

The send off of the Captain. Not every crew shows up like this.

https://youtu.be/mPCx4xP6Sos

[togor]

How strange to see a crowd like that! So packed together!

[rayg]

Lol must not have got the 6 yrd word, good observation Togor,

[shadycon]

Lol must not have got the 6 yrd word, good observation Togor,

http://www.jouster2.com/forums/showt...ial-distancing

[Conductor]

Ref the port call: The Carrier Group Commander, RADM Stuart (Studa) Baker was on board the TR. No port call could have been made without his authorization.
Also, no port call in any foreign country could have been made without the authorization of the Deputy CNO for Operations.

[jmm03]

Even worse lack of judgement it seems, or am I missing something here? Jim

[jon_norstog]

The bigger question here is what is happening on ships and in barracks throughout the US military? The Pentagon has put a lid on all public reporting, so we can only guess. Will privates and seaman deuces get a court-martial for sending messages to their families? How is the military going to maintain readiness if 10-20% of force is incapacitated at the peak?

jn

[Former Cav]

haven't you guys ever heard of "hot racks"
for those who don't know:
you have a crew of 120. 40 are on duty, 40 a in the day room writing letters, reading etc, 40 are sleeping in the HOT rack.
when the SHIFT changes, 40 from duty go to the day room, the day room guys go to the hot rack, the hot rack guys go on duty.
If you get a bug in those close quarters...it will spread like wildfire.
As for the captain, he should have followed his chain of command and kept it classified and encoded!!
Don't advertise to the Chinese that they can disable our military so easily!!!!!!!!!!
remember the old WW2 saying: "loose lips sink ships"