....as a form of update or clarification, it was posted in our local rag today, in the readers letters from a retired RNVR God botherer, who said that Mrs captain was using the vehicle for school runs and therefore without HMG permission and so outside insurance cover, hence the brouhaha.
If already warned and persisted then I agree with the ‘master and commander’ standpoint which required his removal from post.
Sorry, can't agree, this is an expensively trained, and highly valuable naval officer, clearly skilled enough to take command of one of our white elephants aircraft carriers. Then we have the disgraceful way that the f**kwits in Parliament, responsible for the Navy, who have their snouts so far in the trough it is difficult to see their fat asses. A reprimand would suffice, not loss of command, and probably future promotion.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2019/05/11/mps-expenses-will-politicians-learn/
Yep, and in time of war, that these commanders are always prepared for, the boldness and uniqueness of such leaders would be highly valued. My father gave great praise to the commanders he served under who dared to be different and not be constrained by dogma and the need to obey every regulation under the sun. They dared and often won. I mentioned Nelson earlier as the bold, blind eye, when necessary, type of commander, who by 1916 at the Battle of Jutland had been replaced by over cautious, by the book, commanders, apart from Vice Admiral David Beatty, who failed to snatch the massive victory that was on offer to them due to their fear to be bold and take risks.
By WW2 the bold and different had returned, with my father witnessing some wonderful moments of naval achievement by them. These were men of the like of Captain 'Jumbo' Jenks who wore six shooters like a cowboy around his waist and got his Number 2 to chuck up empty cans from the ships bridge and quick draw to shot them down, but led his destroyer crew into bold achievements handling the ship like no other; or the RN submarine captain who took an old (Austin 7 I think) everywhere with him, strapped on top of the hull of his command and achieved his victories! THere were more, incidents of commanders daring to win, that my father talked about that I have long forgotten but can be found in history books that echo boldness during the great days of the British Empire.
Characters, everyone of them that, yes, it was during war time, but they were the ones who won battles as Nelson and others did, not forgetting those of the Army and RAF who led by boldness of action and being different, like Montgomery. These men were not perfect, as the commander of HMS QE is not perfect, but he is a highly (expensively) trained individual of the type who may well make the difference in a future conflict, but is being sacrificed for just the misuse of a 'company' vehicle.
In short, do we want "everything in duplicate", to regulation, type commanders who will not take risks and sometimes act in out of step ways in everyday command, or potential winners of war?