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==Dismissal of captain==
==Dismissal of captain==
Captain Crozier has been replaced by an admiral who had previously commanded the ship, because he distributed his memo outside his chain of command.
Despite initially supportive comments from Navy leadership, Captain Crozier was replaced in early April by an admiral who had previously commanded the ship.
* [[Thomas Modly]], the acting secretary of the navy, said that Captain Brett Crozier had been relieved of his command of the nuclear-powered carrier because he had copied in too many people on an internal memo on Monday, in which he urgently appealed for members of his crew who had fallen ill to be allowed to disembark for medical care in Guam.<ref name="fired"> [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/02/us-navy-uss-theodore-roosevelt-coronavirus US navy fires commander who raised alarm about coronavirus on ship] - ''The Guardian'' - accessed 4-3-2020</ref>
* [[Thomas Modly]], the acting secretary of the navy, said that Captain Brett Crozier had been relieved of his command of the nuclear-powered carrier because he had copied in too many people on an internal memo on Monday, in which he urgently appealed for members of his crew who had fallen ill to be allowed to disembark for medical care in Guam.<ref name="fired"> [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/02/us-navy-uss-theodore-roosevelt-coronavirus US navy fires commander who raised alarm about coronavirus on ship] - ''The Guardian'' - accessed 4-3-2020</ref>
* Briefing the press on his decision on Thursday, Modly ... accused Crozier of “not being careful” about who would receive his note.
* Briefing the press on his decision on Thursday, Modly ... accused Crozier of “not being careful” about who would receive his note.
*:“It was copied to 20 or 30 other people. That’s just not acceptable. He did not take care and what that did is it created a little bit of a panic on the ship,” Modly said.<ref name="fired" />
*:“It was copied to 20 or 30 other people. That’s just not acceptable. He did not take care and what that did is it created a little bit of a panic on the ship,” Modly said.<ref name="fired" />
* Modly said Crozier’s memo “raised alarm bells unnecessarily” by giving the impression that Navy leadership was not listening to his concerns when in fact resources were on the way to the ship. He also claimed the memo did not reflect the conditions aboard the Theodore Roosevelt.<ref> [https://taskandpurpose.com/news/uss-theodore-roosevelt-captain-fired-coronavirus-letter Navy fires USS Theodore Roosevelt captain who warned ‘sailors do not need to die’ from COVID-19 in leaked letter] - ''Task and Purpose'' - accessed 4-3-2020</ref>
* Modly said Crozier’s memo “raised alarm bells unnecessarily” by giving the impression that Navy leadership was not listening to his concerns when in fact resources were on the way to the ship. He also claimed the memo did not reflect the conditions aboard the Theodore Roosevelt.<ref> [https://taskandpurpose.com/news/uss-theodore-roosevelt-captain-fired-coronavirus-letter Navy fires USS Theodore Roosevelt captain who warned ‘sailors do not need to die’ from COVID-19 in leaked letter] - ''Task and Purpose'' - accessed 4-3-2020</ref>
Reportedly, sailors gave him a hero's send-off:
*Videos emerged across social media sites Friday morning that appear to show hundreds of sailors cheering and applauding Capt. Crozier as he departed the ship following his firing by Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly.<ref> [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/3/brett-crozier-captain-uss-roosevelt-given-heros-se/ Captain fired for speaking out for COVID-stricken sailors given hero's send-off by crew] - ''The Washington Times'' - 4-3-2020</ref>
==See also==
==See also==