OK....hypothetically...Lets say an admiral is onboard a cruiser during something like a fleet-ex. He is the COMCRUDESGRU. Lets say that ship was doing an ASWEX involving an ASROC shot. The ASROC booster motor malfunctions sending the ASROC tumbling through the air and landing close to the ship...say 2000-4000 yds away. Sonar on the ship reports to CIC that he hears a high pitch whine. CIC reports it to the bridge. The admiral, who is on the bridge asks the OOD what the layer depth is. The OOD response with shrugged shoulders and then...wait for it..."What's a layer depth?"
OOD relieved on the spot, JOOD rank ripped off of his collar on the spot. LAMPS pilot H2P made to sit in one of only two seats in the wardroom across from other empty seat in middle of table after exercise. Admiral comes in and screams at entire wardroom for the F-ups. He adds at the end of the "debrief" pointing to the H2P across from him, "..and you guys in the funny green suits need to make your takeoff time! 0800 does not mean 0810 or 0815!"
Admiral later becomes CNO. Some years later he kills himself.
Hypothetically...of course. Just a plot suggestion.
OOD relieved on the spot, JOOD rank ripped off of his collar on the spot. LAMPS pilot H2P made to sit in one of only two seats in the wardroom across from other empty seat in middle of table after exercise. Admiral comes in and screams at entire wardroom for the F-ups. He adds at the end of the "debrief" pointing to the H2P across from him, "..and you guys in the funny green suits need to make your takeoff time! 0800 does not mean 0810 or 0815!"
Admiral later becomes CNO. Some years later he kills himself.
Hypothetically...of course. Just a plot suggestion.