The Navy was already weakened if the vessel had hundreds of cases without sufficient support. Let’s not blame the victim for yet another executive branch failure to act without the appropriate speed and magnitude.

If the chain of command fails you, you have no other choice but to go public when your crews’ well-being is threatened.

> “It creates the perception the Navy is not on the job; the government is not on the job. That's just not true."

I don’t believe anyone is confident the government is on the job, and this letter did nothing to change that perception. It simply confirms what the public already believes.