USFF Released Enterprise Video Investigation Findings

[desertoasis]

http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=58910

Looks like Fleet Forces is going to censure two Captains and two Admirals, and non-punitive letters to two more Admirals.

I'm not sure how to react to this news, apart from the fact that I think it's a shame that it snowballed into this.

 

[Swanee]

Why are they censuring the CO/XO that took command after Capt Honors left the Enterprise? They weren't even there...

 

[MasterBates]

CYATTE
Cover Your Ass To The Extreme.

Sent via my HTC EVO 4G

 

[IRfly]

This certainly provides me some clarity and guidance in upcoming career decisions.

 

[Flying Toaster]

Red October was on tonight and I couldn't help but notice the slight resemblance...

 

[wlawr005]

So how exactly is censure different from being told to retire?

 

[BusyBee604]

So how exactly is censure different from being told to retire?

I t*ink an LOC can be pulled under certain circumstances, wit*in a set time frame. My Navy Legal Sc*ool was some 50+ years ago, it may *ave c*anged.
BzB :sleep_125

 

[Homer J]

Captain Honors still fighting for his career.

http://hamptonroads.com/node/611717

 

[MAKE VAPES]

Church boys don't win wars and the troops I know don't want to follow a mousey, stiff, rule quoting party line spouter... then again, I'll never make O-6 much to the condemning higherups glee.....

 

[squorch2]

Did you read the article? Specifically, the part where he, as the XO, talked with a stuffed parrot about how he (parrot) would have to be really drunk to have sex with a certain female department head? Having fun is one thing, but that's obvious red-light sexual harassment. And the part about "fag" being acceptable back in 2007, despite the t-shirt debacle? Uh huh. The most telling parts of the testimony were that the videos weren't made to be seen by the public and that CAPT Honors did nothing wrong. Hell, he basically said he'd do it again if it wouldn't have any effects on his career.

I don't see things going well on this board. For anyone.

 

[MasterBates]

Another tick in the "not pissed about getting out" column.

 

[MAKE VAPES]

A simple statement sums it up..... "As he wrapped up his questioning of Honors, Rear Adm. Brian C. Prindle said, "I never heard you say unequivocally, 'I was wrong.' "

He hasn't, and I hope he doesn't... I don't want him to cave into the puritanical mold.

Who wins here? The little spineless sniveling talentless wussie JG who started the train rolling. That chaps my ass much worse than any off color comments EVER could.

Im with MB.

 

[lowflier03]

Concur, I hope he never does either. With this PC, zero defect BS imagine what kind of force we would have had if this was the way of things in WWII. Men like Nimitz, MacArthur, Patton. They would be deemed " unacceptable" and "inappropriate" today. And that is a tragedy.

 

[Swanee]

Concur, I hope he never does either. With this PC, zero defect BS imagine what kind of force we would have had if this was the way of things in WWII. Men like Nimitz, MacArthur, Patton. They would be deemed " unacceptable" and "inappropriate" today. And that is a tragedy.

Patton... wasn't he reprimanded pretty harshly by Eisenhower over his treatment of the two soldiers he hit who were suffering from "Battle Fatigue"? I know it's apples and oranges, but even then it wasn't a big deal until the press heard of the incidents.

 

[eas7888]

Patton... wasn't he reprimanded pretty harshly by Eisenhower over his treatment of the two soldiers he hit who were suffering from "Battle Fatigue"? I know it's apples and oranges, but even then it wasn't a big deal until the press heard of the incidents.

I think the lesson here, is that the press can be f***ing retarded sometimes. In instances of national security, or in the case of war fighters, the Press needs to leave matters of political correctness alone. I could give a damn if someone's feelings get hurt because they were called a fag, a retard, or a bitch. I've been called all three before and I have enough sense to know that I can still live after being called a name. In the environment in which we operate, we sometimes need to vent or convey messages in a 'creative manner.' I understand that some in the corporate world won't understand what I do, or why, but I don't answer to them (directly).

I think instead of having classes on how to not call anyone offensive names, we should have classes on how not to be butt sore if someone says something you THINK is offensive.