A military judge on Friday acquitted a junior sailor accused
of setting the fire that destroyed a $1.2 billion warship, a
remarkable outcome for the Navy, which found widespread command
failures contributed to the blaze yet sought to prosecute a
single, low-ranking crew member.

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On 10/1/2022 8:58 AM, David Lesher wrote:

A military judge on Friday acquitted a junior sailor accused
of setting the fire that destroyed a $1.2 billion warship, a
remarkable outcome for the Navy, which found widespread command
failures contributed to the blaze yet sought to prosecute a
single, low-ranking crew member.

That is a no shitter. That white hatter is screwed for life though. His reputation is shot. I do wonder where he got the Dress whites with
piping. I never saw that before. Now? Will they do something about the Officers/Gentlemen who screwed up the training, maintenance and command structure?

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