The Crozier Case and U.S. Navy Regulations 1990

For those who are following the case of Captain Brett E. Crozier, former commanding officer of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), it may be worth dusting off your copy of U.S. Navy Regulations 1990.

Chapter 8 covers "The Commanding Officer."

Art. 0802.4 concerns "Welfare of Personnel" and provides:

The commanding officer and his or her subordinates shall exercise leadership through personal example, moral responsibility and judicious attention to the welfare of persons under their control or supervision. Such leadership shall be exercised in order to achieve a positive, dominant influence on the performance of persons in the Department of the Navy.

Art. 0820 provides in part:

The commanding officer shall: . . . b. maintain a satisfactory state of health and physical fitness of the personnel under his or her command.

Speaking to the ship's company in Guam, Acting Secretary Thomas B. Modly faulted Captain Crozier, according to this report.