[droithomme]

> you have no other choice but to go public

There's no evidence at all he is the one who leaked the memo. It may have been someone up the totem pole. Without knowing who leaked the memo, his being relieved of duty was premature and will only serve to damage morale. This was a very poor call by the acting Secretary.

[jki275]

He may not have actually leaked the memo -- but he made sure it got leaked. SECNAV's call was the correct one.

[droithomme]

> he made sure it got leaked

Is there evidence of that?

[jki275]

Yes. He sent it to at least 20 people outside his chain of command. That's what you do if you want to make sure something gets leaked.

There are formal and proper reporting channels for things like this. He went outside them, on purpose, to ensure the letter got leaked.

[droithomme]

Thanks. That's very interesting he sent it to more than 20 people, though I haven't seen that reported on with official sources claiming so yet, maybe I missed something.

Not everyone agrees this was the right call:

https://armedservices.house.gov/press-releases?ID=2EFC2A13-1...

[jki275]

I don't really care what HASC has to say about anything. They're a bunch of political hacks. From their own letter: "While Captain Crozier clearly went outside the chain of command, " -- they don't even understand this is a mortal sin in the Navy. You don't go outside your chain of command.

The other has been widely reported, this CNN article has quotes from SECNAV.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/politics/uss-roosevelt-comman...

[shawnz]

> they don't even understand this is a mortal sin in the Navy. You don't go outside your chain of command.

When the captain made the decision to send the letter, wasn't he at that time superior to you in rank? But it's no problem for you to second guess his actions?

I guess I don't understand this chain of command business very well.

[hcknwscommenter]

Those 20 people weren't random yahoos. They were credentialed navy / DOD brass with the appropriate level of clearance.

[jki275]

One of them leaked it to the press. So no.