Navy commander ridiculed for rifle mistake | On Balance

Published: Apr 11, 2024 Duration: 00:04:45 Category: News & Politics

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PERSON. IT'S NOT A GUN GUY. NEVER GREW UP WITH THEM. >> BUT EVEN I KNOW WHEN YOU LOOK THROUGH THE SCOPE OF A RIFLE, YOU SHOULD SEE SOMETHING. ANYTHING AND LESS THAN APPARENTLY LOST ON THE CAPTAIN OF A NAVY WARSHIP FORWARD DEPLOYED WITH THE 7TH FLEET. THIS IS COMMANDER CAMERON REPORTEDLY WATCHING A TRAINING DRILL IS THE INTERNET WAS QUICK TO POINT OUT BASED ON THE INSTAGRAM PHOTO THAT THE U.S. MAY BE POSTED, THE SCOPE ON THE RIFLE IS BACKWARDS. HARD TO TELL, BUT PERHAPS EVEN HAS THE LENS CAP ON THE POST WAS UP ON THE NAVY'S INSTAGRAM WITH THE CAPTION FROM ENGAGING IN PRACTICE GUN SHOOTS, CONDUCTING MAINTENANCE, TESTING, FUEL PURITY AND PRACTICING IN CNN ANCHOR DETAILS. THE HASHTAG U.S. NAVY IS ALWAYS READY TO SERVE AND PROTECT. CAN'T COMMANDER BY THE WAY, AS THE PREVIOUS COMBAT SYSTEMS AND WEAPONS OFFICER WAS ALSO A WEAPONS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER ATTENDED THE NAVAL POST GRADUATE SCHOOL GOT A MASTER'S DEGREE IN ASTRONAUTICS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, WE LOOKED IT UP. ASTRONAUTICS IS THE STUDY OF SPACESHIPS. RETIRED NAVY SEAL CLINT EMERSON IS >> IS IT FAIR RITUAL? THE COMMANDER WHO'S THE CAPTAIN? THE SHIP? >> I MEAN, THE SEAL TEAMS. YES, IT'S COMPLETELY WE HAVE A SAYING, YOU KNOW, THE ROOT WORD TO OFFICER IS OFFICE AND THAT'S WHERE THEY SHOULD PROBABLY HANG OUT. THE COMMANDING OFFICERS WRITING WARS, WRITING THE VOWS LEADING MANAGING MONEY. THESE ARE THE THINGS THEY'RE GOOD AT. LET'S HOPE THAT HE IS REALLY GOOD AT SHOOTING GUIDED MISSILES SINCE THAT'S WHAT HE IS. THE CEO OF >> I LOOK AT IT. IT'S A IT'S A GOOD POINT. I GUESS. YOU KNOW, YOU THINK ABOUT JUST FROM A PROCESS STANDPOINT, I GET THAT YOU'RE NOT AN EXPERT IN PROCESSING OF HOW THINGS GET ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY HAD TO HAND HIM A WEAPON HERE SERHIY BE PUT ON HIS EAR PROTECTION. ERASES THE WEAPON. OKAY. MAYBE MAYBE YOU NOTICE IS THINGS LOOK REALLY FAR AWAY BECAUSE THIS GOES BACKWARDS. MAYBE DOESN'T. BUT THEN SOMEBODY HAS TO TAKE A PICTURE. THE PICTURES GOT TO GET SET UP TO BIG NAVY DIDN'T. AND WE'VE GOT PROVE THE PICTURE THEY'VE GOT AT THE PICTURE SO WE PUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. >> HOW IS IT POSSIBLE? >> THAT NOBODY NOTICED THIS. >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I MEAN, I FEEL THERE'S A LOT DISCIPLINE AND AWARENESS MISSING IN THE SYSTEM, OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T SEE THAT AS THE CEO, AS SOON AS YOU'RE HANDED THAT RIFLE, THAT'S THAT'S A HUGE YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME IN THE MILITARY WERE GRATED ON TO BIG THINGS THAT SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE AND HE FAILED AT BOTH BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T KNOW, THE BOUT RIFLE IS REALLY SCREWY. YOU SHOULDN'T BE SHOOTING IT. AND IF YOU ZOOM AND HE'S ON FULL AUTO, THAT'S WHY HE'S GOT A RANGE SAFETY OFFICER HOLDING HIS ARM BACK THERE SO THAT HE DOESN'T SPRAY EVERYBODY ON THE FLIGHT DECK. BUT YEAH, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WAS MISSED. I REALLY DO. >> WELL, IT THE SAME TIME IF YOUR COMMANDING OFFICER, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO AT LEAST KNOW HOW THINGS ON ON YOUR SHIP IS IT FAIR TO EXTRAPOLATE? AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE I I NEVER SERVED IN. I SO HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR ANYBODY IS WILLING TO PUT ON THE UNIFORM WHETHER IT AS AN OFFICER ON SHIPPER AND THE SEAL TEAMS ANYWHERE ELSE BUT IS IT FAIR TO SAY ABOUT AN OFFICER THAT IF YOU CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT ON HAND A WEAPON THAT THE SCOPES PUT ON CORRECTLY. AND IF SOMEONE HANDED TO YOU AND AS TAKE A PICTURE OF IT AND YOU'RE FIRING IT, MAYBE AT THAT POINT YOU DID GO BACK AND YOU CHECK AND YOU FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE SURE IS THAT A PICTURE DOESN'T GET OUT. IS THAT IS THAT PART? IS THAT FAIR TO HOLD HIM RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? >> I WOULD SAY SO. I MEAN, YOU ARE MANAGING A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR, A VESSEL RIGHT? THAT HAS GUIDED MISSILES ON IT. AND IF YOU CAN'T LOOK AT THAT WEAPON AND KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG, THEN THEY PROBABLY SHOULD TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT HIM AND HIS CAREER CAUSE. YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS HE PUT THE OPTIC UP TO HIS EYE, HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN SOMETHING WAS WRONG AS SOON AS HE HELD YEAH, IT'S CRAZY DOWN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND AT ALL HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN UNLESS THERE'S A MOTIVATED SAILORS THAT DECIDED TO PUT IT IN HIS HAND FOR THE PHOTO OAK. >> SO WELL SPOKEN LIKE A MAN WHO MAY HAVE PULLED A FEW

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