Will The U.S. Aircraft Carrier Commander Who Pleaded For Coronavirus Help Be Punished?

The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is pictured as it enters the port in Da Nang, Vietnam, March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo

Business Insider: Navy leaders say the aircraft carrier commander who urged them for coronavirus help will not be punished for his letter leaking

* The commanding officer of an aircraft carrier who penned a leaked letter to his leaders had followed military procedures and is not expected to be punished, according to senior Navy officials.
* Capt. Brett Crozier of the USS Theodore Roosevelt wrote a letter to Navy leaders on Sunday urging for an "immediate and decisive action" as the crew dealt with a novel coronavirus outbreak.
* Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said that if Crozier had leaked the letter, it would "violate the principles of good order and discipline," but added "I don't know that."
* "The fact that he wrote the letter to his chain of command to express his concerns would absolutely not result in any kind of retaliation," Modly said.

The commanding officer of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier who penned a letter to his leaders had followed military procedures and is not expected to face retaliation, according to senior Navy officials.

Capt. Brett Crozier, the commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt and its roughly 4,800 service members, issued a letter to Navy leaders on Sunday urging for an "immediate and decisive action" as the crew dealt with a novel coronavirus outbreak. Information on the four-page letter and its contents were obtained by The San Francisco Chronicle.

Read more ....

WNU Editor: US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly is saying there will be no "punishment", but other reports that are saying that he "may" be disciplined .... U.S. Navy does not rule out punishing captain who criticized coronavirus response (Reuters).

from War News Updates https://ift.tt/3dNQj2G