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Your 2023 relieved Naval Commander Thread
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I'm sorry, but it seems to me the command climate in the Navy is rotten to the core...are all the O5 level commanders that sorry or are the more senior leaders so incompetent that their only recourse to a shortcoming in performance is relief, rather than correction...?
Navy fires commander of destroyer USS Stout
Navy fires commander of destroyer USS Stout
This one doesn't smell right. The ship's official FB posted a very touching farewell post to their skipper and all the comments are very positive about his crew first leadership style.
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What a fucking waste of a career.
Enlisted Marine leader charged with DUI, hitting 2 teenage pedestrians
soon-to-be sergeant major was fired from her position as the top enlisted Marine for a Quantico, Virginia, training battalion after she was charged with striking two teenagers Wednesday night with her car while under the influence.
Marine 1st Sgt. Beth Ellen Abbott, 39, faces one count of driving under the influence, two counts of maiming while driving under the influence and one count of possession of a controlled substance.
Abbott “had glassy, bloodshot eyes, the odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath, and admitted to consuming alcohol prior to driving” when police responded to the scene in Stafford, Virginia, after a report that two pedestrians had been struck, according to a news release by the Stafford County, Virginia, Sheriff’s Office.
Abbott was relieved of her position Friday as the senior enlisted leader of the combat instructor battalion at The Basic School, Maj. Danielle Phillips, a Marine spokeswoman, confirmed in a Monday statement to Marine Corps Times.
The Basic School is the Corps’ officer training institution, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, also in Stafford County.
Enlisted Marine leader charged with DUI, hitting 2 teenage pedestrians
soon-to-be sergeant major was fired from her position as the top enlisted Marine for a Quantico, Virginia, training battalion after she was charged with striking two teenagers Wednesday night with her car while under the influence.
Marine 1st Sgt. Beth Ellen Abbott, 39, faces one count of driving under the influence, two counts of maiming while driving under the influence and one count of possession of a controlled substance.
Abbott “had glassy, bloodshot eyes, the odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath, and admitted to consuming alcohol prior to driving” when police responded to the scene in Stafford, Virginia, after a report that two pedestrians had been struck, according to a news release by the Stafford County, Virginia, Sheriff’s Office.
Abbott was relieved of her position Friday as the senior enlisted leader of the combat instructor battalion at The Basic School, Maj. Danielle Phillips, a Marine spokeswoman, confirmed in a Monday statement to Marine Corps Times.
The Basic School is the Corps’ officer training institution, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, also in Stafford County.
Kraut783
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Wow...total FUBAR
Some people believed she would be our first female SgtMaj of the Marine Corps.
ThunderHorse
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Getting a DUI shows character flaws. Hitting people makes you an absolute piece of shit.
So I'd question those people's judgement.
Devildoc
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Booze makes people do things they would not otherwise do. Add the stress of knowing you are dead to the Corps because of the DUI, I can see how someone could go off the rails.
Something something adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.....
Topkick
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I knew a very highly respected post/ division CSM who got caught. It used to be about not getting caught. I'm glad the military is changing the culture in this area.
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She had a controlled substance in the car as well. You're one big fuckup away from the end of your career.
Devildoc
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Not a 2023 firing, but 2020, the former captain of the carrier Roosevelt was fired by the acting SECNAV for something around COVID. The former captain, Brett Crozier, starts talking about it around 1:20 or so. Crozier was well respected and his crew really liked him, so the acting SECNAV flew to Guam to talk with them personally, ended up stepping on his crank, and resigned over some comments he made.
Edited to add, SECNAV Modly's comments that got him fired:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/06/politics/thomas-modly-transcript/index.html
Edited to add, SECNAV Modly's comments that got him fired:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/06/politics/thomas-modly-transcript/index.html
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“Trust and confidence“
Two words that are difficult to earn, easy to lose, and near impossible to get back.
Sadly I’ve lost “trust and confidence“ in pretty anything to do with the integrity of military senior leadership and their decision making, so good luck gentlemen, I’ll wait for a Reddit post to learn what bullshit reason “they” had for firing you.
Semper Fi
Marines fire two Parris Island leaders in charge of recruit training
The top leaders of the Marine Corps’ storied recruit training on Parris Island, South Carolina were fired in early July. The two senior Marines, Col. Bradley Ward and Sgt. Maj. Fabian Casillas, were relieved for “loss of trust and confidence,” according to a Marine statement sent to Task & Purpose.
Two words that are difficult to earn, easy to lose, and near impossible to get back.
Sadly I’ve lost “trust and confidence“ in pretty anything to do with the integrity of military senior leadership and their decision making, so good luck gentlemen, I’ll wait for a Reddit post to learn what bullshit reason “they” had for firing you.
Semper Fi
Marines fire two Parris Island leaders in charge of recruit training
The top leaders of the Marine Corps’ storied recruit training on Parris Island, South Carolina were fired in early July. The two senior Marines, Col. Bradley Ward and Sgt. Maj. Fabian Casillas, were relieved for “loss of trust and confidence,” according to a Marine statement sent to Task & Purpose.
Devildoc
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@Ooh-Rah , not sure if this story is connected to your post, but is yet another example of why I have trust issues. We trust NCOs with our children and trust them to do the right thing and they don't. Boot and basic should be tough, it should be a fight. But DI's should not be sadists or antagonists.
Court testimony: Marine staff sergeant after recruit found without pulse: 'There goes my ... career'
Court testimony: Marine staff sergeant after recruit found without pulse: 'There goes my ... career'
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Semper Fi Sgt Major Kettlebell-
The Twitter rumors are numerous, but none consistent enough to publish here.
Military Daily News
A Marine noncommissioned officer -- known as "Sergeant Major Kettlebell" -- was relieved from his position as the top senior enlisted adviser for one of the service's two infantry schools.
Sgt. Maj. Steven Burkett was fired for "loss of trust and confidence" last month by Col. Seth MacCutcheon, the Marine Corps School of Infantry-West commanding officer, according to a service spokesperson.
The Twitter rumors are numerous, but none consistent enough to publish here.
Military Daily News
A Marine noncommissioned officer -- known as "Sergeant Major Kettlebell" -- was relieved from his position as the top senior enlisted adviser for one of the service's two infantry schools.
Sgt. Maj. Steven Burkett was fired for "loss of trust and confidence" last month by Col. Seth MacCutcheon, the Marine Corps School of Infantry-West commanding officer, according to a service spokesperson.
Wow. Seth MacCutcheon was my H&S company CO back when I was in
He was one of my TBS instructors. Good dude. He got an impact bronze star with V as a Lieutenant in the battle of Nasariyah.
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Two Marines cited for bravery in Operation Iraqi Freedom during ceremony at Quantico Marine Corps Base.
By PAMELA GOULD
Date published: 2/14/2004
Marine Capt. Seth MacCutcheon says he's not trying to show "machismo" when he says he wasn't afraid during intense firefights in the first days of the war in Iraq.
It's just that his mind could process only so many things.
"My brain had to shut off something, and luckily it shut off that part," the 27-year-old said yesterday.
MacCutcheon, who grew up in Boca Raton, Fla., but now lives in Fredericksburg, spoke of his experiences yesterday after receiving the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for valor.
He and former Sgt. Joseph C. "Jay" Carter IV were awarded the medal by their former battalion commander in front of students and staff at The Basic School on the Quantico Marine Corps Base where MacCutcheon now teaches tactics.
"They did their Corps, they did their unit, they did themselves proud and that's what it's all about," said Lt. Col. Royal P. Mortenson, who traveled from Camp Lejeune, N.C., to take part in honoring the two men.
The Bronze Star has been awarded to 126 Marines for their service in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The medal was authorized in 1944 and is given for heroism in action against a U.S. enemy.
Carter, 26, is a Richmond native whose enlistment ended in December. He's now working part time in mortgage consulting and finishing his bachelor's degree at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Carter was the section leader and MacCutcheon the commander of the Combined Anti-Armor Team, Weapons Company, with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines.
They arrived in Kuwait Feb. 15, 2003, and crossed the border into Iraq March 21.
They encountered heavy fighting in Nasiriyah, where their job was helping take control of key bridges to move U.S. forces across the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
They went into Nasiriyah on the third day of the war and eventually secured Highway 7, a "critical" supply route for allied forces.
When the Marines arrived, they were hit with heavy machine gun fire and anti-aircraft artillery. Carter said the first shot that came whizzing by was startling.
"You don't get used to it ever," he said. "If you smell your clothes after two days of fighting, you secrete fear hormones."
One factor that increased the resistance was the experience of Pfc. Jessica Lynch and the soldiers in her maintenance company who were ambushed there.
The 507th was a support company and not equipped for heavy combat. But MacCutcheon said the Iraqis mistakenly figured the resistance the 507th mounted was the toughest assault American military forces could muster, and, therefore, could be defeated.
"They thought that was the maximum effort they'd see," MacCutcheon said.
MacCutcheon's actions between March 21 and 27 "epitomized the essence of combat leadership," according to the citation for his Bronze Star. Carter was cited for "leadership and decision-making" under fire that exceeded expectations for someone at his rank and years of duty.
The one award Carter said he didn't want was the Purple Heart. Capt. Craig T. Douglas, another instructor at The Basic School, received that medal during yesterday's ceremony. He was shot in Iraq on March 22, 2003.
During five days that first week of the war, the Combined Anti-Armor team was engaged in firefights daily in different parts of Nasiriyah.
Six people, including a platoon sergeant, were wounded, but no one died, MacCutcheon said.
He said he didn't fall prey to fear because he set his focus on protecting the people fighting alongside him.
"I was more nervous that I would make a bad call and have [Carter] run into a gauntlet than I was for my own safety," MacCutcheon said.
Carter said he never expected to wind up in combat--much less fighting in an urban environment--when he enlisted in January 2000.
But he said the experience in Iraq was gratifying and one he won't forget.
"It was satisfying to see how regular Iraqis were seeing a better life," he said.
But he said the best part was that all 15 Marines in the section with him survived.
He sees the Bronze Stars as representing the heroism of more than the men whose chests the medals now adorn.
"He got it for the platoon. I got it for my section," Carter said, and then, glancing at his citation, added: "There's a lot more stories than the one in here."
To reach PAMELA GOULD: 540/657-9101 pgould@freelancestar.com
Date published: 2/14/2004
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By PAMELA GOULD
Date published: 2/14/2004
Marine Capt. Seth MacCutcheon says he's not trying to show "machismo" when he says he wasn't afraid during intense firefights in the first days of the war in Iraq.
It's just that his mind could process only so many things.
"My brain had to shut off something, and luckily it shut off that part," the 27-year-old said yesterday.
MacCutcheon, who grew up in Boca Raton, Fla., but now lives in Fredericksburg, spoke of his experiences yesterday after receiving the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for valor.
He and former Sgt. Joseph C. "Jay" Carter IV were awarded the medal by their former battalion commander in front of students and staff at The Basic School on the Quantico Marine Corps Base where MacCutcheon now teaches tactics.
"They did their Corps, they did their unit, they did themselves proud and that's what it's all about," said Lt. Col. Royal P. Mortenson, who traveled from Camp Lejeune, N.C., to take part in honoring the two men.
The Bronze Star has been awarded to 126 Marines for their service in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The medal was authorized in 1944 and is given for heroism in action against a U.S. enemy.
Carter, 26, is a Richmond native whose enlistment ended in December. He's now working part time in mortgage consulting and finishing his bachelor's degree at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Carter was the section leader and MacCutcheon the commander of the Combined Anti-Armor Team, Weapons Company, with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines.
They arrived in Kuwait Feb. 15, 2003, and crossed the border into Iraq March 21.
They encountered heavy fighting in Nasiriyah, where their job was helping take control of key bridges to move U.S. forces across the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
They went into Nasiriyah on the third day of the war and eventually secured Highway 7, a "critical" supply route for allied forces.
When the Marines arrived, they were hit with heavy machine gun fire and anti-aircraft artillery. Carter said the first shot that came whizzing by was startling.
"You don't get used to it ever," he said. "If you smell your clothes after two days of fighting, you secrete fear hormones."
One factor that increased the resistance was the experience of Pfc. Jessica Lynch and the soldiers in her maintenance company who were ambushed there.
The 507th was a support company and not equipped for heavy combat. But MacCutcheon said the Iraqis mistakenly figured the resistance the 507th mounted was the toughest assault American military forces could muster, and, therefore, could be defeated.
"They thought that was the maximum effort they'd see," MacCutcheon said.
MacCutcheon's actions between March 21 and 27 "epitomized the essence of combat leadership," according to the citation for his Bronze Star. Carter was cited for "leadership and decision-making" under fire that exceeded expectations for someone at his rank and years of duty.
The one award Carter said he didn't want was the Purple Heart. Capt. Craig T. Douglas, another instructor at The Basic School, received that medal during yesterday's ceremony. He was shot in Iraq on March 22, 2003.
During five days that first week of the war, the Combined Anti-Armor team was engaged in firefights daily in different parts of Nasiriyah.
Six people, including a platoon sergeant, were wounded, but no one died, MacCutcheon said.
He said he didn't fall prey to fear because he set his focus on protecting the people fighting alongside him.
"I was more nervous that I would make a bad call and have [Carter] run into a gauntlet than I was for my own safety," MacCutcheon said.
Carter said he never expected to wind up in combat--much less fighting in an urban environment--when he enlisted in January 2000.
But he said the experience in Iraq was gratifying and one he won't forget.
"It was satisfying to see how regular Iraqis were seeing a better life," he said.
But he said the best part was that all 15 Marines in the section with him survived.
He sees the Bronze Stars as representing the heroism of more than the men whose chests the medals now adorn.
"He got it for the platoon. I got it for my section," Carter said, and then, glancing at his citation, added: "There's a lot more stories than the one in here."
To reach PAMELA GOULD: 540/657-9101 pgould@freelancestar.com
Date published: 2/14/2004
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