The kind of media SA’s don’t need

The sequence is:
- do something unacceptable (alcohol-related incident, sex-related incident {with people you’re not authorized to or sexual harassment}), inappropriate and insensitive “-ism” acts or language, partner violence, being a screamer, failing at your job, lying, drugs, emailing while drunk and being foolish, frat with a cadet, failure to support the leadership, embarrassing the CG, etc.
- the commander loses confidence and removes the person
- person is stashed somewhere to do “special projects”
- if no criminal or administrative proceedings, a quiet retirement ceremony, instead of a large one marked with heavy attendance and senior guest speakers

Sadly, I had to remove my own CMC for one of those reasons.

I’ve also had the pleasure of having these folks stashed with me at a shore activity while they are awaiting their fate. Most notably, I had the CO of a Navy ship who offered to sell his female officers to a foreign Navy, back when female officers at sea were still rare, and the foreign Navy inquired as to whether they had any. He did this over an open circuit. Joke or not, stupid. But that’s a sea story for another day.

No doubt this Master Chief served long and honorably. The saying is one “aw s**t wipes out every attaboy.” My guess is hubris was involved somehow. It almost always is when the higher ranks break bad.
 
Capt MJ said:
The sequence is:
- do something unacceptable (alcohol-related incident, sex-related incident {with people you’re not authorized to or sexual harassment}), inappropriate and insensitive “-ism” acts or language, partner violence, being a screamer, failing at your job, lying, drugs, emailing while drunk and being foolish, frat with a cadet, failure to support the leadership, embarrassing the CG, etc.
- the commander loses confidence and removes the person
- person is stashed somewhere to do “special projects”
- if no criminal or administrative proceedings, a quiet retirement ceremony, instead of a large one marked with heavy attendance and senior guest speakers

Sadly, I had to remove my own CMC for one of those reasons.

I’ve also had the pleasure of having these folks stashed with me at a shore activity while they are awaiting their fate. Most notably, I had the CO of a Navy ship who offered to sell his female officers to a foreign Navy, back when female officers at sea were still rare, and the foreign Navy inquired as to whether they had any. He did this over an open circuit. Joke or not, stupid. But that’s a sea story for another day.

No doubt this Master Chief served long and honorably. The saying is one “aw s**t wipes out every attaboy.” My guess is hubris was involved somehow. It almost always is when the higher ranks break bad.
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Wow.

Id be interested to hear how your relationship with that guy who discussed selling women when stashed with you was.
 
The stashing, when it's something this public, generally ends with the end of someone's career. It may not even involve the cadet corps. While it's not great, it's better than someone needing to be removed remaining.
 
According to the article, the reason is "unclear". But from what we actually we know from reading that article, the reason is not "unclear", its "unknown" and private.

The article is written to make the reader believe something nefarious happened, for those that think they can read between the lines.

Personally, I think the "Military Times" , for the most part, is a piece of trash.
 
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