Navy Commander Relieved of Duty

[Peak53]

Perhaps some sort of fun competition?

 

[rwsmith]

There has GOT to be more to it than that!

While I was looking around for additional info, I found this:

12 Commanders have been relieved in the last 6 months.

Three were never announced. The Navy said that they don't announce those that are not fired due to 'loss of confidence to command', though that is the 'boilerplate' reason often given.

Three were arrested on drunk driving charges.

Two were Chaplains in the Coast Guard.


<--- Hmmmmmmm?

 

[WardenRoss]

Do I see a lens cap on the far end?


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[glenwolde]

Well they should at least send him back for remedial marksmanship instruction.

 

[6518John]

I am not ashamed to admit that they hang so much **** on the rails of AR rifles these days that I probably would not have noticed that scope was on backwards until I sighted through it. It also sounds like this was not his first “rodeo” of causing the Navy embarrassment.

 

[Ingramite]

But he has a bright future in politics

 

[ditrina]

There must be more to the story. Who mounted the scope backwards and who took and published the pic? The Captain didn’t notice the lack of magnification when he looked through the scope? Strangest reason I’ve ever heard of for being relieved of command...

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THIS!!

 

[Autonomous]

He is so numb to the real world around him he didn't have a clue something was wrong. The scope was mounted by someone that was fed up with him and they rightly predicted he would not detect an obvious real-world problem.
Just a WAG he is good at navigating military politics.
As always, more to the story.

 

[s&wchad]

Do I see a lens cap on the far end?

You may be right. It appears to be a Trijicon SCO VCOG and they do come with caps.

I read the story on Breitbart this morning, but it's since been pulled.

U.S. Navy Fires Commander Ridiculed for Reverse-Mounted Rifle Scope - Breitbart

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

When you have an officers corps that is twice the size of what you really need it is not hard to replace people in command positions.
Troops find all sorts of ways to engage in career sabotage against superiors they don't like.
Here in NJ an NHL player and his brother were killed by a DUI driver while riding their bikes. The suspect arrested is a major in the National Guard and works at a rehab center.

 

[A10]

From what I read, the pic was taken for a PR effort the Navy was engaged in. The caption of the photo was "From engaging in practice gun shoots, conducting maintenance, testing fuel purity and participating in sea and anchor details, the #USNavy is always ready to serve and protect". The photo was widely published as is. This was a total and complete embarrassment for the Navy.

There were a lot of people involved in the incident, from the armorer to the PR team and photographer to the folks who published the photo. Chances are the armorer set the rifle up that way, but in truth the commander had the final say and certainly should have noticed something wasn't right. Since he was in charge then he holds the ultimate responsibility.

Regardless of the specifics of the case, does anyone here really want a missile boat commander who doesn't understand how optics work?

 

[SweetMK]

From an article earlier this year,,,

Feb 2024

Navy fires captain of a destroyer for ‘loss of confidence’

"The Navy relieved 16 commanders in 2023, eight of whom were the captains of a warship (two were pulled from command for medical reasons unrelated to performance, the Navy told Task & Purpose). So far this year, the captain of a nuclear submarine was relieved in January after he was arrested for driving under the influence."

 

[glowe]

. . . It appears to be a Trijicon SCO VCOG and they do come with caps . . .

I will ask the question one more time - how many scopes have you seen that have the elevation and windage adjusting screws on the front half of the scope, as that does not work! I contend the scope is NOT backwards.

 

[s&wchad]

I will ask the question one more time - how many scopes have you seen that have the elevation and windage adjusting screws on the front half of the scope, as that does not work! I contend the scope is NOT backwards.

It is on backwards. Welcome to the new world!

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qBpW_ntCEU[/ame]

Turrets have been positioned on the front half of scopes for almost 80 years!

 

[Muss Muggins]

Well, here's an image of one mounted on Midwest Industries webpage. Decide for yourselves . . .

 

[LVSteve]

I will ask the question one more time - how many scopes have you seen that have the elevation and windage adjusting screws on the front half of the scope, as that does not work! I contend the scope is NOT backwards.

Spend five minutes on the Optics Planet website and you will see all kinds of scopes with that layout.

 

[swsig]

Probably relieved of command due to his incessant search for the missing strawberries.

This incident could form the basis of a new novel, "The McCain Mutiny".

 

[Imissedagain]

That's what happens when there are no Marines on board.

 

[JMD999]

Who replaced him? sounds like a convenient reason to move him along...
(this story / photo has been out there a while, why did they wait?)

 

[JMD999]

From an article earlier this year,,,

Feb 2024

Navy fires captain of a destroyer for ‘loss of confidence’

"The Navy relieved 16 commanders in 2023, eight of whom were the captains of a warship (two were pulled from command for medical reasons unrelated to performance, the Navy told Task & Purpose). So far this year, the captain of a nuclear submarine was relieved in January after he was arrested for driving under the influence."

Lets see the 16 replacements, and their service backround