This story brings to mind the propublica article submitted to HN a week ago on the USS Fitzgerald[0]. At what point does a ship’s captain refuse to put to sea b

This story brings to mind the propublica article submitted to HN a week ago on the USS Fitzgerald[0]. At what point does a ship’s captain refuse to put to sea because his vessel is unseaworthy? Does it happen frequently and these are just exceptions, or is it the norm to follow orders and damn the consquences? A former USN sailor I know says it was the norm (in his experience), but I know of an infantry company commander in the Army who was replaced mid-tour because he stopped taking his company out on pointless “movement to contact” missions. Different jobs, but same principle — safety of one’s team. 0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19094762 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19094762