Comments on: On Scene Commander http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/04/14/on-scene-commander/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grumpy http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/04/14/on-scene-commander/comment-page-1/#comment-356493 Grumpy Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:43:31 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=8959#comment-356493 I particularly enjoyed your muse in the first paragraph plus the title. Part of the issue has to do with authority, it has to do with where you wear your brass. You have appointed authority and you have experiential authority. Appointed authority knows a great deal *about* the task. Experiential authority has *been there and done that*, therefore understands all of the devil's details of this mission. By the way, Lex, words matter and *it took a great deal of courage to open this can of worms*. V/R Grumpy I particularly enjoyed your muse in the first paragraph plus the title. Part of the issue has to do with authority, it has to do with where you wear your brass. You have appointed authority and you have experiential authority. Appointed authority knows a great deal *about* the task. Experiential authority has *been there and done that*, therefore understands all of the devil’s details of this mission.

By the way, Lex, words matter and *it took a great deal of courage to open this can of worms*.

V/R Grumpy

]]> By: Drew http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/04/14/on-scene-commander/comment-page-1/#comment-356231 Drew Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:14:39 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=8959#comment-356231 I was wondering about this, too. Thanks for finding out. Seems like the kind of decision that only a guy standing on the fantail could have made, and makes sense that it was a SEAL. I was wondering about this, too. Thanks for finding out. Seems like the kind of decision that only a guy standing on the fantail could have made, and makes sense that it was a SEAL.

]]> By: VQ Bubba http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/04/14/on-scene-commander/comment-page-1/#comment-356189 VQ Bubba Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:32:05 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=8959#comment-356189 Bias toward action is how I'd describe the underlying source of this success. And if there's a group within the US Navy that is biased in this way, it would be the SEALs. The second factor that shouldn't escape attention is the relative freedom enabled by this entire incident taking place on the high seas. Even SWOs can find room to do crazy things like slowing from 18 to 15 knots in this type of maneuver environment. Finally, the SEAL team OIC probably was able to make the call because he was hanging out toward the back of the boat as opposed to being on the bridge or in CIC (i.e. more than an arms length away from the CO, the commodore, the TF commander, C5F, CENTCOM, etc etc etc.). Bias toward action is how I’d describe the underlying source of this success. And if there’s a group within the US Navy that is biased in this way, it would be the SEALs.

The second factor that shouldn’t escape attention is the relative freedom enabled by this entire incident taking place on the high seas. Even SWOs can find room to do crazy things like slowing from 18 to 15 knots in this type of maneuver environment.

Finally, the SEAL team OIC probably was able to make the call because he was hanging out toward the back of the boat as opposed to being on the bridge or in CIC (i.e. more than an arms length away from the CO, the commodore, the TF commander, C5F, CENTCOM, etc etc etc.).

]]> By: Combat Wombat http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/04/14/on-scene-commander/comment-page-1/#comment-356176 Combat Wombat Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:26:53 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=8959#comment-356176 Lex: The platoon's (squad's? Stick's? Dunno how many went in, likely a full platoon or some part thereof) CO was likely some way away cheering. The OIC/AOIC was likely an O-2/O-3 or E-7/8 doing his job, well. Different structure in the teams, don'tchaknow... Lex: The platoon’s (squad’s? Stick’s? Dunno how many went in, likely a full platoon or some part thereof) CO was likely some way away cheering. The OIC/AOIC was likely an O-2/O-3 or E-7/8 doing his job, well. Different structure in the teams, don’tchaknow…

]]> By: HomefrontSix http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/04/14/on-scene-commander/comment-page-1/#comment-356155 HomefrontSix Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:25:05 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=8959#comment-356155 "It's just amazing." The Navy SEALs are just amazing. “It’s just amazing.”

The Navy SEALs are just amazing.

]]> By: Byron http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/04/14/on-scene-commander/comment-page-1/#comment-356112 Byron Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:17:57 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=8959#comment-356112 That's the hell of it, Joe, "we" don't find them, they find the Navy. Amazing. Those young men won't be able to buy a beer anywhere for a while. That’s the hell of it, Joe, “we” don’t find them, they find the Navy. Amazing. Those young men won’t be able to buy a beer anywhere for a while.

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