Did Skippers Seriously get Court martialed for losing their ship?

DeepSix · 04-15-07, 11:39 PM

Technically...

a court-martial is a court of inquiry. Military law differs in some significant ways from civilian law. As Sailor Steve said, they're held to review serious incidents such as loss of one's ship. But being "court-martialed" is simply being "martialed," or ordered to appear, before a board of review. It often gets misused to refer to conviction for an offense, but that's not what it actually means.

Still... not something you want on your DD-214.

Snowman999 · 04-16-07, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DeepSix

Technically...

a court-martial is a court of inquiry. Military law differs in some significant ways from civilian law. As Sailor Steve said, they're held to review serious incidents such as loss of one's ship. But being "court-martialed" is simply being "martialed," or ordered to appear, before a board of review. It often gets misused to refer to conviction for an offense, but that's not what it actually means.

Still... not something you want on your DD-214.

No, a Court of Inquiry is NOT a court martial or vice versa. A CofI is administrative, not judicial. There are no charges pending.

See http://www.cnn.com/interactive/law/0...t.exclude.html

for a good summary.

irish1958 · 04-16-07, 08:43 PM

The Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk because the egomaniac MacArthur used up all the oil on his quest to be the new Caesar; as a result if the Indianapolis followed the proscribed regs to zigzag it would have been dead in the water about half way to port. In an attempt to reach port, the skipper chose to run straight and it turned out badly.

NefariousKoel · 04-16-07, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by irish1958

The Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk because the egomaniac MacArthur used up all the oil on his quest to be the new Caesar; as a result if the Indianapolis followed the proscribed regs to zigzag it would have been dead in the water about half way to port. In an attempt to reach port, the skipper chose to run straight and it turned out badly.

I never had much high regard for MacArthur and his glory hound antics, much less his feigned drama. Talk about egotist.

04-15-07, 11:39 PM	#1
DeepSix Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Music City Posts: 683 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Technically... a court-martial is a court of inquiry. Military law differs in some significant ways from civilian law. As Sailor Steve said, they're held to review serious incidents such as loss of one's ship. But being "court-martialed" is simply being "martialed," or ordered to appear, before a board of review. It often gets misused to refer to conviction for an offense, but that's not what it actually means. Still... not something you want on your DD-214. __________________ Jack's happy days will soon be gone, To return again, oh never! For they've raised his pay five cents a day, But they've stopped his grog forever. For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, But tomorrow we'll be sober. - "Farewell to Grog"

04-16-07, 08:43 PM	#3
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	The Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk because the egomaniac MacArthur used up all the oil on his quest to be the new Caesar; as a result if the Indianapolis followed the proscribed regs to zigzag it would have been dead in the water about half way to port. In an attempt to reach port, the skipper chose to run straight and it turned out badly. __________________ Irish1958

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