Navy warship commander relieved of duty after embarrassing gaffe

[Half Cocked]

The commander of a Navy destroyer that’s helping protect the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Middle East has been relieved of duty about four months after he was seen in a photo firing a rifle with a scope mounted backward.

The image brought the Navy considerable ridicule on social media. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Cameron Yaste, commanding officer of the destroyer USS John McCain, was removed on Friday.
Cameron Yaste, commanding officer of the USS John McCain, firing a rifle with a backwards scope. :doh:

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The Navy said Yaste was relieved of duty “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command the guided-missile destroyer” that’s currently deployed in the Gulf of Oman. The statement didn’t elaborate on why Yaste was replaced.

In April, a photo posted on the Navy’s social media showed Yaste in a firing stance gripping the rifle with a backward scope.

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Yaste has been temporarily replaced by Capt. Allison Christy, deputy commodore of Destroyer Squadron 21, which is part of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group that’s also in the Gulf of Oman.

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Capt. Christy

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https://nypost.com/2024/09/04/us-ne...ved-of-duty-after-backward-rifle-scope-photo/

 

[kenpoprofessor]

https://twitter.com/ExposeDarkDeeds/status/1831090276880011579/photo/1

Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day

Clyde

 

[smithers599]

Probably she was chosen because she is a better rifleman, er riflewoman, er person of rifle.

 

[hrob]

And Xi Jinping laughs.

 

[kenpoprofessor]

And Xi Jinping laughs.

Putin would be, but he's kinda entertained at the moment. Honestly, I'm not worried about China, they need us for their cheap goods. Even if they took over, they'd just be selling tp the same people as before, so there's no real "profit" for them other than "look, I got this all this land". Now, old Xi may think much like the Emperors of old, but seriously, they have more land than they need already.

Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day

Clyde

 

[vvalter_vvhite]

That guy must be wondering, why the hell do those targets looks very distant... hahaha