Dismissed for an act of Intelligent Disobedience

Dismissed for an act of Intelligent Disobedience

A naval captain is fully responsible for his or her ship. Captain Brett Crozier understood that responsibility and acted with Intelligent Disobedience when his chain of command was dangerously slow to respond to reports of the spreading contagion on his ship. More on Intelligent Disobedience in a moment.

The chain of command is critical but is not sacrosanct. The uniform military code recognizes this. Those in uniform are required to disobey...