Thread: Navy officer on carrier removed for relationship

Simple, you are setting a bad example by an officer having an affair with a soldier and both are married.

IMO,Officers of this position (man or woman) are held to a higher standard as they are expected to be a carreer man or woman. It will be viewed differently by their peers but ultimately the officer should already know this being responsible for more then just themselves by the example they set for others to follow.

It also ensures that adnormal conditions like this dont remove their focus from wherever it may have to be directed in their line of duties.

He sat in a car with another woman. He jogged with her and sent and received a few flirty messages. Thats it, no physical contact. I could understand if the woman was under his command but this is clearly not the case. I don't recall anyone worrying about JFK not being focused during the cuban missile crises and we all knew he had extracurricular affairs. I understand officers being held to a higher standard, but this makes me question if the Navy is ran by the Taliban. The Navy is going to throw away all the time and money training this officer because he, at most, flirted with a woman. Good grief. Looks like the Navy is going to have to recruit officers from the vatican from now on.

That's actually a good idea, there aren't any little children in the Navy, and therefore no distractions

I understand officers being held to a higher standard, but this makes me question if the Navy is ran by the Taliban. The Navy is going to throw away all the time and money training this officer because he, at most, flirted with a woman. Good grief. Looks like the Navy is going to have to recruit officers from the vatican from now on.

IMO, They are not going to throw away his career. They are going to make sure he walks the line in a repectful way suitable for his position and have him confirm that this is his intentions. If he is removed from one postion, he just may find himself back in that position or for that matter a better one once the message is clear and the matter resolved. Or he "could" also choose retirement for that matter.

In other words...are you really going to throw away a carreer over a piece of a$$?

The whole point of this is that their jobs/careers are stressful enough on themselves and their families that support them. There is no room for extra marital affairs in the military of this nature. Its taboo and leads to further deterioration of what is expected of military professionals in those positions.

In circumstances like this the military is the military, not the dating game. Especially when both are already married and it effects more then just two adults, it effects both military and civilian people, meaning their spouses and families not just their comrads.

Originally Posted by bigross86

That's actually a good idea, there aren't any little children in the Navy, and therefore no distractions

There are thousands of children at every port, but supposedly none belong to the officers.

Originally Posted by bonehead

He sat in a car with another woman. He jogged with her and sent and received a few flirty messages. .

they got cought, that is it.

Originally Posted by Dreadnought

I understand officers being held to a higher standard, but this makes me question if the Navy is ran by the Taliban. The Navy is going to throw away all the time and money training this officer because he, at most, flirted with a woman. Good grief. Looks like the Navy is going to have to recruit officers from the vatican from now on.

IMO, They are not going to throw away his career. They are going to make sure he walks the line in a repectful way suitable for his position and have him confirm that this is his intentions. If he is removed from one postion, he just may find himself back in that position or for that matter a better one once the message is clear and the matter resolved. Or he "could" also choose retirement for that matter.

In other words...are you really going to throw away a carreer over a piece of a$$?

The whole point of this is that their jobs/careers are stressful enough on themselves and their families that support them. There is no room for extra marital affairs in the military of this nature. Its taboo and leads to further deterioration of what is expected of military professionals in those positions.

In circumstances like this the military is the military, not the dating game. Especially when both are already married and it effects more then just two adults, it effects both military and civilian people, meaning their spouses and families not just their comrads.

Do to the highly visible nature of his removal and the fierce competition of such a post, I don't see him returning to being second in command of a carrier. The thing is that he didn't get a piece of azz. He only flirted with it, jogged with it and sat next to it in a car. They obviously followed him for some time and that is all they could come up with. Unless your Jimmy Carter, thats not quite an affair. Wouldn't a reprimand be enough at this point?
If they are going after extra marital affairs they may as well go after those who divorced and remarried. God the stress of dealing with the ex wife and kids from both families would be too much. How could the captain expect to run a ship under such circumstances.

Do to the highly visible nature of his removal and the fierce competition of such a post, I don't see him returning to being second in command of a carrier.

*If you notice, He holds the rank of Captain, perfectly suitable for the role of XO aboard any US Navy ship. All it takes is an open post, its obvious he has the credentials to do so and he wont be the first one to hold a Captains rank but yet hold the position of XO aboard a Capital ship in the USN.

Perhaps they are not watching him closer then many suspect, apparently they are leaving a tell tale sign with their meetings and her posts via email. This leads to speculations and further perhaps caught the ear of someone important above him that wants to make sure that being the XO of a CVN is his sole focus outside of his family.

One cannot be expected to lead a crew of 5000-6000 sailors in their duties as he would aboard ship without having his own house in order. Lead by example. Alot of responsibility to say the least, especially to the crew and the heirarchy above his position.