The former commanding officer of the Navy's famed Blue Angels flight demonstration squad was found guilty Monday of "failing to stop obvious and repeated instances of sexual harassment," the Navy said.
Capt. Gregory McWherter was given a non-judicial punitive letter of reprimand, a move that is usually career-ending.
The guilty decision was made after an Admiral's Mast was convened at Pearl Harbor by Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
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WTFO? I guess the PC fiasco is now full up in our Navy as well as the Air Force. Talk to anyone who flew with Captain McWherter and they will tell you they would follow this guy into battle any day of the week and twice on Sunday. He's a fellow Citadel graduate whose career was exemplary and commanded the Blue Angels not once, but twice. We are completely purging our military of anything masculine. How will this affect our ability to "Fly, Fight, and Win" our nations Wars? Our military managers (I won't use the word Leaders) have completely lost their way. Captain McWherter is an outstanding officer and warrior whose career was deep six'd thanks to the PC movement in our military. Feminazis and LGBT goofballs have got the ear of our managers in the five sided wind tunnel, and they are bound and determined to castrate our armed forces. I was forwarded a joke by a fellow fighter pilot that's funny, but also alarming:
Question: "What's the difference between a homosexual and a fighter pilot?"
Answer: "The homosexual has a future in our military."
It would be pretty funny if it weren't true. Read this letter from a father of one of the Blue's pilots whose skipper was recently relieved, as a result of accusations of condoning sexual harassment type behavior under his watch. He was formally accused of such behavior by a female officer formerly attached in an administrative capacity with the Blue Angels.
The Admiral has spoken, I have read the report, and the Navy has thrown a man’s career under the bus, wasting the millions spent on his training—and for what? To satisfy political correctness and the miserable whining of some overly-sensitive woman who had no place in a Ready Room to begin with.
Is it more important to the US Navy that no one died under Boss McWherter’s four years in command (the Blue Angels pilot mortality rate since they started is 10%)? Or is it more important that a crew chief slipped a photo into the cockpit similar to ones that thousands of soldiers and sailors have probably pasted by their bunks?
Is it more important to the Navy that millions of American youngsters were thrilled by the Blue Angels under Boss McWherter’s safe leadership? Or is it more important that someone painted balls on the top of the center point trailer at El Centro that probably threw some Google maps enthusiast into spasms of laughter when it was spotted from space? (I think that’s pretty funny actually—and I’m almost 70 so appreciation for “juvenile and sophomoric” behavior is not confined to young fighter pilots.)
Is it more important to the Navy that a leader keeps the team free of fraternization and adultery, or that he keeps porno-pumpkins out of the Ready Room?
Is it more important to the Navy that those who served and trained under Boss McWherter would follow him anywhere? Or more important that the one person who chose to surround herself with fighter pilots gets her definition of sexual harassment endorsed? Talk about putting yourself into the position to be offended! If you don’t like the high octane life of fighter pilots, then go and knit yourself a scarf and don’t even try to think you are in any way the equal to them in patriotism, valor, strength of will, duty, and loyalty to one’s shipmates. You, Miss K, are not worthy to serve with, those who put their lives on the line every day to protect our freedoms.
Yet the irony is, that she and her ilk will wallow in their “rightness” and will be the “backbone” of our nation’s defenses in the future, while great leaders like Boss Greg McWherter are pushed out. Ridiculous! No, dangerous!
My son flew with Boss Greg McWherter. I am one parent who is very glad that CAPT McWherter was, and IS, the well-trained, skilled patriot and leader, exuding integrity and courage with every breath. I certainly forgive him for any of the minor transgressions that he allowed out of the sense that they were good for team morale. I trust his judgement. I respect his mission and vision.
My son is alive and well after three years of thrilling the crowds with his courageous shipmates and a superb leader . . . and he will follow Boss McWherter anywhere. Who’s going to follow Miss K? Any volunteers?
Richard Simonsen
