Originally Posted by
ImTumbleweed
Shack!
I can see him using his normal chain of command and begging some staff O-5 for much needed help. The staff O-5 just smiles and says "You're smart, you'll figure it out....good luck (points to door)".
So Crozier decided to jump on someone's desk and yell for help. Good for him.
"In wartime, the mission is everything and must be accomplished at all costs...
In peacetime, your people are everything and must be cared for at all costs"
Couldn't be further from the truth for a CVN CO.
His direct operational boss (a two star, in this case a fighter pilot and former CVN CO himself) is literally on board his ship... he is physically accessible with a two-minute walk.
Also he has direct reachback to a variety of flag officers. Lots of people are routinely cc'ed on his equities (should have been SIPR or JWICS, not open email).
There is no way he was not heard. The CoC may not have agreed with his position, but that's their prerogative. But as far as I'm hearing, it came out of left field. I'm not sure he even tried the usual channels (maybe he talked to CSG 9, we don't know). I'm sure we'll hear about it all eventually.
From someone who's familiar with how all that works (fleet HQ leadership) the whole thing is bizarre.
Also... that platform deployed to that AOR is not "peacetime".