NAVY THROWS CAPT. BRETT CROZIER OVERBOARD

Pentagon ENDS the career of USS Theodore Roosevelt Captain Crozier after upholding decision to fire him over leaked letter and blames HIM for coronavirus outbreak that infected 1,000 on ship

 

Daily Mail 

June 19, 2020

 

Captain Brett Crozier was meant to be reinstated, but a deeper investigation found he 'made poor decisions' that failed to stem the outbreak or communicate properly with senior commanders. 

 

The spread of the coronavirus aboard the carrier while on deployment in the Pacific in March exploded into one of the biggest military leadership crises of recent years. 

 

More than 1,000 members of the crew eventually became infected, and one sailor died. The ship was sidelined for weeks at Guam but recently returned to duty. 

Admiral Michael Gilday's recommendations cap a drama that has engulfed the Navy for nearly three months, sidelining the carrier for 10 weeks in Guam, and setting off a dramatic series of events that led to Crozier´s dismissal, the abrupt resignation of the acting Navy secretary who fired him, and the push for a broader review of the Pacific fleet's top commanders and how they handled the virus outbreak. 

 

Crozier's firing upset the carrier's crew, and he received an ovation as he walked off the ship in April