Captain Brett Crozier, who was fired by the Navy after warning about the danger of a COVID-19 outbreak on a U.S. aircraft carrier, received a loud ovation from sailors when he walked off the ship for the final time
“Captain Crozier! Captain Crozier!” Photo: Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Lyn/DVIDS HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock .
Crozier did not follow chain of command and showed poor judgement when he sent a letter sounding the alarm about the outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said Friday.
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