How an outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt became a defining moment for the U.S. military

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1. There are (at least) two problems

First is the idiotic response to this Captain's desire to keep his crew safe.

The second, and possibly more serious, is the lack of respect in the rank and file for the very top of the command structure. When the (acting) SecNav shows up on a warship and addresses the crew, having a collective "What the FUCK" response from a large segment of the crew is completely unacceptable.

In a war time situation, the commands from the CinC to the SecDef and SecNav to the Joint Chiefs down to the Captain of a warship... must be followed. No "WTFs".

Up until NOW, this was expected and, with few exceptions, the rule.

But with the current Traitor-in-Chief and his "acting" political appointees, often people that kiss his butt and are not respected by anyone in the military, especially the rank and file, military order and discipline are breaking down.

This is Putin's wet dream... a US military unable and possibly unwilling to follow orders.

This is what Trump has done to us... we are in an extremely precarious situation should there be, say, another rocket attack by Iran... or North Korea.