........................."How did this transformation occur? Why has relief become so rare, and our military leadership rank so sclerotic? The nature of the wars the nation has fought since World War II is one reason. Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq were all small, ambiguous, increasingly unpopular wars, and in each, success was harder to define than it was in World War II. Firing generals seemed to send a signal to the public that the war was going poorly.
But that is only a partial explanation. Changes in our broader society are also to blame. During the 1950s, the military, like much of the nation, became more “corporate”—less tolerant of the maverick and more likely to favor conformist “organization men.” As a large, bureaucratized national-security establishment developed to wage the Cold War, the nation’s generals also began acting less like stewards of a profession, responsible to the public at large, and more like members of a guild, looking out primarily for their own interests.".....................
Speak of the devil. The facts are not out an possibly never will be but I will bet dollars to donuts...........
Actually regardless of the finding this is revolting. CentCom has to get permission to relieve the Co of deployed war ship and it might be temporary. :sadKeenex: <barf>
"Story Number: NNS121027-06Release Date: 10/27/2012 9:16:00 AM
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From Defense Media Activity - Navy
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (NNS) -- The Navy has approved a request today by Vice Adm. John W. Miller, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command to temporarily reassign the commander of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group."..................
Blazer Bob wrote: Speak of the devil. The facts are not out an possibly never will be but I will bet dollars to donuts...........
Actually regardless of the finding this is revolting. CentCom has to get permission to relieve the Co of deployed war ship and it might be temporary. :sadKeenex: <barf>
"Story Number: NNS121027-06Release Date: 10/27/2012 9:16:00 AM
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From Defense Media Activity - Navy
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (NNS) -- The Navy has approved a request today by Vice Adm. John W. Miller, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command to temporarily reassign the commander of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group."..................
Edit: Co of the battle group.
This is why he had to get the OK. He is only the CO of Naval Forces Central Command, he is not CentCom. But when you got a Battle Group Commander, we are talking about all the ships, aircraft, personnel etc within the Battle Group. If it had been the CO of a ship it works alittle different. I am still interested to know though what and why. This is an unusal move.
