A U.S. Navy chief who wanted the internet so she and other enlisted officers could scroll social media, check sports scores and watch movies while deployed had an unauthorized Starlink satellite dish installed on a warship and lied to her commanding officer to keep it secret, according to investigators.
Internet access is restricted while a ship is underway to maintain bandwidth for military operations and to protect against cybersecurity threats.
The Navy quietly relieved Grisel Marrero, a command senior chief of the littoral combat ship USS Manchester, in August or September 2023, and released information on parts of the investigation this week.
The Navy is completely blameless.
You don’t put your team in jeopardy FOR ANY GOD DAMNED PERSONAL REASON EVER, let alone an entire fucking ship. Opsec wasn’t just broken, it was beaten, raped, and left for dead.
Not to even mention that any operation that was counting in this vessel & crew to provide support.
I’ve spent time in the military, worked for the military, worked with the military, and currently work with law enforcement. What they did is inexcusable. This put hundreds of lives at risk for selfishness. “Lose lips” is now unauthorized civilian satellite communications sinks ships. Not to mention that starlink has a shit bag. Fascist like Elon Musk involved.
For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost …
First of all, chill lmao. Second, I’m not saying it’s like 50/50 its more like 95/5, they absolutely shouldn’t have done what they did but big navy is not entirely blameless. As chiefs they were probably at 15,16,17+ years in and had already dealt with most of the BS they could have ridden it out to retirement lol They’re going to get what they deserve.
But had Big Navy actually cared about providing a decent upgraded official service to its sailors, this probably would never have happened.
I was in the Navy and I know exactly how the service that is actually provided is and I’m entirely unsurprised by this. Actually I take that back, I am surprised that it took this long to happen. I also know exactly how leadership treats moral services for its sailors (especially sailors on board ship), if it costs money it’s going to be nothing but lip service. It’s a big reason I opted to separate as soon as I could.
They chose to do this, thus they have all the blame.
I was confused at first trying to read your comment and just wanted to let you know that in this context it’s spelled ‘morale’. Like “The team had high morale.”
The way you spelled it is like “That man has a good moral compass.”
I don’t mean to be rude, just wanted to let you know.