After the news broke about the Commanding Officer of the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) being relieved of command, I forwarded the story to my Naval Academy class listserv asking for comment about it. One of the important points brought out by my classmates — many of whom are currently in command of ships and facilities around the world — was that even if Captain Honors was achieving or exceeding all of his performance metrics, you simply can’t have a senior officer of a ship acting this way. This is not an issue of political correctness run amok: A leader should treat all his/her subordinates with respect.
To paraphrase some of the points:
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