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<p>As a former Navy Officer, in this case, no he had no reason to
violate the chain of command. Especially when he was advocating
removing the ship from battle readiness and the actual status of
any particular ship is classified.<br>
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<p>I don't understand why most of the letter exists (the part about
so carefully explaining the problem)....it is explaining something
anyone in the Navy knows. On the other hand, the press would need
that laid out that way. It seems he planned on sending out from
the start.<br>
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<p>Also, as an aside, the captain of a carrier is almost assured of
making flag rank after their command tour. In other words, they
are politicians.<br>
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<p>Mike Albers<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/5/2020 5:54 PM, Stuart Selber
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<div>Hi Beth—
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<div class="">Thanks for your perspective. I’m wondering how you
might view the ethical dimensions of the situation? For
example, one could argue he violated the chain of command for
the welfare of the people he’s responsible for. Is it ever
okay to violate a chain of command, or must you follow it in
any and all circumstances?</div>
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<div class="">I agree with Sam: This could make for a pretty
interesting case.</div>
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<div>Anyway, hope you’re doing well,</div>
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<div>Stuart</div>
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<div class="">On Apr 5, 2020, at 5:25 PM, Tebeaux,
Elizabeth D <<a href="mailto:e-tebeaux@tamu.edu" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">e-tebeaux@tamu.edu</a>>
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I just responded to Sam, following chain of command is
critical. The military cannot allow wildcatters.
Roosevelt responded as President, not as a military
officer. General Jack Kemp said he thought the
decision should been made by a lower level admiral who
would have identified more closely with the commander,
but the head of the defense department had the
authority to do what he did. Again another
perspective.</span>
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Unless you have served in the military, you may have
difficulty understanding the military perspective. I
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Again, this is a good study in rhetoric. Had the
captain thought carefully about who else might read
his letter, he might have saved his job and sent fewer
copies. Perhaps he was also feeling ill.</div>
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On Apr 5, 2020, at 2:27 PM, Dragga, Sam <<a href="mailto:Sam.Dragga@ttu.edu" style="color:
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Again,
as you are teaching your online classes, a
timely example for class discussion is the
letter written by Captain Brett Crozier of
the USS Theodore Roosevelt to US Navy
officials soliciting resources to mitigate
coronavirus infection on the 5000-sailor
aircraft carrier. Captain Crozier was fired
following news coverage of this letter but
was cheered by sailors as he exited the
ship. The 4-page letter uses numbered
headings, lists, short sentences, and plain
language. It is available at<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__assets.documentcloud.org_documents_6821571_TR-2DCOVID-2D19-2DAssistance-2DRequest.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=u6LDEWzohnDQ01ySGnxMzg&r=swYNluFs0a1sUtl6MwAUWcaQenK5NHFz1yTvxsYzlVA&m=mLKCZ0oPYe3y6cKZOSissygZk2CUFNZKEzdB6C5mXlw&s=-hlCsbkLIZf6NkVN0NO-b3vUDirLC5Q3bnPVjOQMlXU&e=" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);
text-decoration: underline;" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6821571/TR-COVID-19-Assistance-Request.pdf</a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Ironically,
as several military new sources are
reporting, Theodore Roosevelt himself is
responsible for a similar letter circulated
to the Associated Press during the 1898
Spanish-American War, as he explains in the
1899 autobiography,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="">The Rough Riders</i>. The
“round-robin letter” is at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__books.google.com_books-3Fid-3DzmR-5FltzDGwEC-26pg-3DPA295-26lpg-3DPA295-26dq-3DAPPENDIX-2BC-2BTHE-2B-2522ROUND-2BROBIN-2522-2BLETTER&d=DwMGaQ&c=u6LDEWzohnDQ01ySGnxMzg&r=swYNluFs0a1sUtl6MwAUWcaQenK5NHFz1yTvxsYzlVA&m=mLKCZ0oPYe3y6cKZOSissygZk2CUFNZKEzdB6C5mXlw&s=QA8JN3s1slWmEd5Q7ZPI15petzdgUVnvOAPfQBNONMo&e=" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">I
think the two letters could make for
interesting comparative analyses from
historical, rhetorical, and ethical
perspectives.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family:
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family:
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Emeritus, Texas Tech University<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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