Navy skipper fired — but not for sex!
A female Navy skipper, the CO of the USS Cowpens, was fired for "cruelty." Yow. That’s not a charge you see every day. Also, she got a "conduct unbecoming." But everybody seems to get that charge thrown in for free. What’s more, she was rewarded with a job on the Navy staff. Now that is ...
A female Navy skipper, the CO of the USS Cowpens, was fired for "cruelty." Yow. That's not a charge you see every day.
A female Navy skipper, the CO of the USS Cowpens, was fired for "cruelty." Yow. That’s not a charge you see every day.
Also, she got a "conduct unbecoming." But everybody seems to get that charge thrown in for free.
What’s more, she was rewarded with a job on the Navy staff. Now that is some kind of weird plea bargain. How’d you like to find out that someone found guilty of "cruelty" is your new boss?
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