U.S. Navy: Former aircraft carrier captain who was sacked for reporting an epidemic on board will not be reinstated
Xinhua News Agency, Washington, June 19 (Reporter Deng Xianlai Sun Ding) The US Navy said on the 19th that the former captain of the US military "Theodore Roosevelt" aircraft carrier Brett Crozet was dismissed because of the report of the new crown epidemic on board. The officer reinstated.
U.S. Naval Operations Secretary Mike Gilday said at the press conference held by the Defense Department that Krowze will not be reinstated and will no longer be eligible to serve as an aircraft carrier captain. The Navy has other appointments.
Gilday said that he had previously believed that Croze should be resumed, but preliminary results of Croze’s report to the superior to report the emergence of a new crown epidemic on the ship showed that Croze failed to perform its duties “rapidly and fully” The primary obligation also failed to follow the guidance of the US Navy on responding to the spread of the epidemic. Gilday said he shouldn't have proposed to restore Crozet's position.
Theodore Roosevelt docked in Guam on March 27. After the epidemic occurred on the ship, the then captain Crozer sent a letter to the senior US Navy requesting that the personnel on the ship be ashore as soon as possible for isolation and testing to curb the spread of the virus. On April 2, Thomas Modley, then acting U.S. Navy Secretary, dismissed Crozet on the grounds that he was unprofessional in responding to the challenges posed by the epidemic, causing widespread doubt. A few days later, Modley resigned under pressure from all parties. The US Navy then launched an investigation into a series of incidents.
According to a report by the US Navy on April 30, the test results of the crew of Theodore Roosevelt showed that there were 1102 confirmed cases of the new crown on board. The US Navy has not released any updates on board since then. US Navy spokesman Charles Brown said on May 6 that the number of cases on the Theodore Roosevelt is not expected to change significantly.