[QUOTE=Xmsccapt(ret);96063]When these incompetent naval officers screw up and spend millions of tax payer $$ they should be held accountable to the fullest. But, in the end the USN made a shore side job for the C/O. I suppose so he could stay around and do his 20.[/QUOTE]
Two close friends of mine are former minesweep COs, and are extraordinary officers. My former boss was the 1-star who took charge of the scene after Port Royal ran aground and was undoubtably the most extraordinary officer I ever worked with. He has a second star now and is in charge of Navy Region Southwest. The Navy is damn lucky to have him.
OBTW, my former roommate is on scene and in charge of the salvage of the Guardian.
Generalizing naval officers as incompetent is insulting and ignorant.