Re: PBS Series: "The Carrier"

On 4/28/08 9:13 AM, in article
e9a2c870-bc00-4a86-a418-42798ac5c087@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jack
Linthicum" <jacklinthicum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Note, in the rest of the Navy the bad apples get sent to aircraft
carriers, it would seem if you are a bad apple on a CV it's up and out.

Jack -- I am so far removed from the present day Navy I don't know what the
answer is these days but what you said was once very true, especially during
Viet Nam. A guy who was a hot running captain aviator got the Holy Grail, a
CVA command in the '60s. He was the brother of a woman who was distantly
related to me by marriage. Unfortunately, there was a race riot aboard,
which resulted in some injuries, so he not only never achieved flag rank, he
was relived of command and retired. Like Barry Switzer said, "It's just a
short walk from the palace to the outhouse."

Grey Satterfield

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