As reported here in The Hill
Which punitive article(s) were you referring to, Mr. Secretary? (By the way, ever heard of unlawful command influence?) U.S. Naval Institute News reports:
Modly didn’t specify the violation Crozier had committed but it would likely be a violation of Article 92, failure to obey an order, Rob “Butch” Bracknell, a former Marine and military lawyer [and Global Military Justice Reform contributor] told USNI News on Monday.
“[Crozier] arguably committed an offense under Article 92, UCMJ, charged as a dereliction of duty,” he told USNI News via email.
“To charge him, the Navy would have to prove that he had a certain duty, i.e. to forward his readiness concerns up the chain of command and not to the media, that the accused knew or reasonably should have known of those duties, and that the captain was willfully or through neglect or culpable inefficiency (incompetence) derelict in the performance of those duties.”
Honk if you think President Donald J. Trump will restore Captain Crozier to command by evening colors tomorrow and make someone other than the unfortunate Mr. Modly Acting Secretary of the Navy by the end of the week.
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