Thursday, March 29, 2012
"Panetta Nominates Notorious Navy Captain For Admiral"
Wow! This looks like the Peter Principal on steroids...
The Aero-News.net website posts about that seemingly innocuous headline:
"The 1988 investigative report was scathing. The Associated Press got a copy through the Freedom of Information Act. It reads, in part, 'The destruction of USAF RF-4C was not the result of an accident, but the consequence of a deliberate act. His subsequent reaction demonstrated an absolute disregard of the known facts and circumstances.
'He failed to utilize the decision-making process taught in replacement training and reacted in a purely mechanical manner. The performance of Lieutenant Timothy W. Dorsey raises substantial doubt as to his capacity for good, sound judgment.'
Vice Admiral Kendall Moranville, who had headed the 6th Fleet, added, 'We necessarily rely on the self-discipline and judgment of pilots to prevent such incidents...Nothing, in my opinion, can mitigate Lieutenant Dorsey’s basic error in judgment.'"
