Posted on Apr 3, 2020
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You can be popular and a failure as a commander or the reverse as well. It isn't a popularity contest
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He was trying to do what was best for his crew, and he got burned for it. Kudos to the crew for recognizing that their Captain was in their corner.
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SGM Robert Murray
OK. . .there's the right thing to do. there's the wrong thing to do. . .and then there's EFFECTIVE. Effective can be either right or wrong. What did he do?
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While I understand your sentiment, I have to respectively disagree. Any Captain that loses control and then panders to the news and crew is no leader. We can be at war any minute with anyone, he needs to understand that. We can only hope not too many others were promoted in accordance with the Peter Principle. MHO
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Being a Commanding Officer is not a popularity contest, one of my past COs was probably one of the most disliked, he retired as a VADM. If I were to have had to go to war, he would have been my choice, fearless and mean. Joe Williams, Jr. VADM
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
So are you for giving great credit where great credit is due, but, perhaps, not recognized, at that time! Thank you for your recognition of true LEADERSHIP!
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