How Navy chiefs conspired to get themselves Starlink access on a warship

[HTTP404]

Rules? What rules?

Is this the state of our military? It very much looks like it is.

How Navy chiefs conspired to get themselves illegal warship Wi-Fi

A scathing Navy investigation reveals how USS Manchester's enlisted leaders endangered their ship with an unauthorized Starlink Wi-Fi setup.

www.navytimes.com

 

[Groper]

Daaaaaauuuuummm, things could have gotten a lot worse, if that network had been tracked by "others" at sea giving up the ships location.

 

[Blackmagic94]

Heads will roll. What a fuck up.

Now people will have to WiFi watch lol

 

[Racey]

Lololol, DEI at work

 

[RiverDave]

How could someone be that stupid?

 

[Activated]

How could someone be that stupid?

DEI

 

[86403]

They need to go to jail.

 

[TimeBandit]

It said she got knocked down to a E7 I think so one grade from where she was?

 

[Dalton]

Mixed feelings on this one, they briefly admit some ships have starlink in addition to the encrypted starshield system some ships have.

In afghanistan when bad or important shit went down on our FOB they would turn off the base internet, of course a lot of people had local SIM cards so turning off the base internet was just an inconvenience more than anything.

Having their own starlink on the ship kinda circumvents the ability for the CO to turn off the internet, but her background is intelligence, and she does have a MBA focusing on Information Security, was she in charge of the ships IT? Did she just get a starlink for the ship before the navy did?

It is kind of jacked up only the SNCO's had access to it, but I imagine her thinking was she didn't want lower enlisted saying something stupid and compromise OPSEC, having access to the starlink was playing by "big boy rules", and I'm sure not everyone on the ship was ready for that.

As far as the starlink giving the position away, I'm not going to give my opinion on that too much, but it's probably more likely someone using it would give the position away, than the starlink itself.

 

[Sleek-Jet]

Stupidity knows no gender. What is amazing is someone who has risen to that rank could flush it all to stream Netflix.

 

[whiteworks]

Dumb fucking millineals and their entitled bubbled wrapped bullshit. They are now in charge of some things, buckle up, there is plenty more coming from this generation of screen soothed spoon fed pussys.

Get off my lawn.

 

[Angler]

Another DEI hire...

 

[rrrr]

It said she got knocked down to a E7 I think so one grade from where she was?

It wasn't much of a punishment. Command Senior Chief is a position of great responsibility, and this person completely failed her commanding officer and the enlisted ranks on the ship. She should have been busted to First Class Petty Officer, transferred to a shore billet, and pushed out of the Navy in her next review.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

It wasn't much of a punishment. Command Senior Chief is a position of great responsibility, and this person completely failed her commanding officer and the enlisted ranks on the ship. She should have been busted to First Class Petty Officer, transferred to a shore billet, and pushed out of the Navy in her next review.

Absolutely. You beat me too it. Losing a rate for putting the entire ship In jeopardy? Freaking kidding me? Totally agree with you. If I was on that ship I’d be requesting transfer off.

 

[clarence]

There is Dysfunction, and then there's USS Manchester (LCS 14) Gold Crews in 2023

yes..."stinky" is appropriate

cdrsalamander.substack.com

 

[86403]

If I was the Commander, all SNCOs involved would be making big rocks into small rocks. A despicable breach of trust, particularly to the junior enlisted sailors on that ship, they deserve so much more.

I've seen people sent to Leavenworth for far less.

 

[4Waters]

It wasn't much of a punishment. Command Senior Chief is a position of great responsibility, and this person completely failed her commanding officer and the enlisted ranks on the ship. She should have been busted to First Class Petty Officer, transferred to a shore billet, and pushed out of the Navy in her next review.

Absolutely. You beat me too it. Losing a rate for putting the entire ship In jeopardy? Freaking kidding me? Totally agree with you. If I was on that ship I’d be requesting transfer off.

Enlistment numbers are way down

 

[monkeyswrench]

Command senior chief convicted for unauthorized Wi-Fi on her ship

The Navy relieved then-Command Senior Chief Grisel Marrero from her post with the Manchester’s gold crew in September.

www.navytimes.com

This is the article linked in the first. It states she modified, or tried to modify the data usage to help protect another crewmember who's name was redacted...who was it and why? Maybe the bump down one notch was a sweetheart deal and someone higher was involved?

 

[Hardly Satisfied]

They need to go to jail.

Hope they get locked up for a long time

 

[jetboatperformance]

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR They need to be keel hauled matey....................

 

[steamin rice]

It wasn't much of a punishment. Command Senior Chief is a position of great responsibility, and this person completely failed her commanding officer and the enlisted ranks on the ship. She should have been busted to First Class Petty Officer, transferred to a shore billet, and pushed out of the Navy in her next review.

I agree - Reading the article, there were multiple instances where she went out of her way to cover this up and hide it even after it was discovered and brought to her attention that it was not allowed.

 

[500bbc]

Command senior chief convicted for unauthorized Wi-Fi on her ship

The Navy relieved then-Command Senior Chief Grisel Marrero from her post with the Manchester’s gold crew in September.

www.navytimes.com

This is the article linked in the first. It states she modified, or tried to modify the data usage to help protect another crewmember who's name was redacted...who was it and why? Maybe the bump down one notch was a sweetheart deal and someone higher was involved?

Isn't she married to officer rolly polly of the FBI?

 

[Ziggy]

I think the attempt to bullshit, falsify & deny after its discovery is a worse offense.
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I mean honestly, the first thought I had reading the article was how could it be covert if it has to send out a wifi network name when there shouldn't be any. That obviously was exactly what got them caught.
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Stupid.

 

[rivrrts429]

I can’t believe how stupid they were and the cover-up is just the tip of the iceberg. She put a lot of innocent people in true danger. How she got off with a slap on the wrist is beyond me.

 

[Racey]

I can’t believe how stupid they were and the cover-up is just the tip of the iceberg. She put a lot of innocent people in true danger. How she got off with a slap on the wrist is beyond me.

 

[rivrrts429]

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Could it be a DEI issue? None of this makes sense how easy she got off.

 

[2Driver]

But look at all her pretty “my accomplishments” pins.

 

[Racey]

Could it be a DEI issue? None of this makes sense how easy she got off.

Well considering the entire government, and large corporations, have been using it as a substitution for actual merit, for years now, I can't imagine it not being a factor.....

They threw Kristian Saucier in jail for a year and gave him an OTH discharge for a couple shitty pictures of him in a submarine reactor taken on a flip phone, that he threw out years later and they found in the landfill....

 

[Wolskis]

Those gold stripes and senior chief chevron will be red in the next picture.

 

[rrrr]

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That salad on her chest represents medals passed out to anyone with a pulse, the military version of third grade participation trophies.

Her personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal (four awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (four awards), Army Achievement Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal (six awards), Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, and various other unit and campaign awards.

All of those are things that used to be what sailors and soldiers were expected to do in their everyday duty. Now medals are passed out for having a neat footlocker. In some ways the military has been turned into a joke.

 

[500bbc]

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Looks like she...umm...err...checks a lot of boxes...

 

[bonesfab]

Lesbian Hispanic???

 

[poncho]

Lesbian Hispanic??

Toss my taco salad Seriously though, that was very stupid putting their careers on the line like that.

 

[RVRKID]

But this guy is relieved of duty for a backwards scope.

Navy warship commander relieved of duty after embarrassing gaffe went viral

The Navy said Yaste was relieved of duty “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command the guided-missile destroyer” that’s currently deployed in the Gulf of Oman. The statement didn’t ela…

nypost.com

 

[500bbc]

Toss my taco salad Seriously though, that was very stupid putting their careers on the line like that.

DEI, no risk...

 

[pronstar]

I have mixed feelings about this…only because that class of ship will never be fully operational, are steaming piles of shit that we paid dearly for, and are already being decommissioned despite their extremely young age.

The best and brightest ain’t on any ship in this class…clearly.

 

[Cray Paper]

Saw this a couple of days ago. What a dipshit.So many things wrong with this.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Military/comments/1f92204

 

[Racey]

I have mixed feelings about this…only because that class of ship will never be fully operational, are steaming piles of shit that we paid dearly for, and are already being decommissioned despite their extremely young age.

The best and brightest ain’t on any ship in this class…clearly.

Kelsey Grammer and Rob Schneider enter the chat

 

[RVRKID]

Saw this a couple of days ago. What a dipshit.So many things wrong with this.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Military/comments/1f92204

Check out 3 posts up.lol

 

[WYRD]

Saw this a couple of days ago. What a dipshit.So many things wrong with this.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Military/comments/1f92204

Vin seen it 3 days ago too

 

[4Waters]

Kelsey Grammer and Rob Schneider enter the chat

"Welcome Aboard"

 

[Chili Palmer]

After a certain level, do military personnel no longer have to meet any physical requirements? I doubt she could do one pull up or 10 push-ups, much less run (or even walk) a mile.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

After a certain level, do military personnel no longer have to meet any physical requirements? I doubt she could do one pull up or 10 push-ups, much less run (or even walk) a mile.

It’s the Navy. How far do you have to run on a ship?

 

[BabyRay]

It’s the Navy. How far do you have to run on a ship?

Yeah, and on that note, how often does a Navy commander have to fire a rifle?

 

[Sleek-Jet]

Saw this a couple of days ago. What a dipshit.So many things wrong with this.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Military/comments/1f92204

I hope you all realize he wasn't relieved of command because of that photo. Whoever writes those headlines is guilting of click bait...

 

[rrrr]

This is the force we're going to fight the Chinese with. Read the entire article, it's nuts. I suppose the Army is doing the same.

As recently as June, Navy officials were still predicting that the service would miss its recruiting target for a second consecutive year, even as other services waxed bullish about their strategies for recruiting success.

But in August, Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman revealed the Navy is now expecting to exceed recruiting targets comfortably, refilling its drained delayed entry program pool and creating some breathing room for the next fiscal year. And among the ingredients of this “catastrophic success” was an unconventional decision to allow in a greater proportion of recruits who scored in the bottom 30% in testing, two recruiting-focused admirals said.

How low-scoring applicants ‘primed the pump’ for Navy recruiting boost

How an unconventional decision to accept a higher proportion of recruits scoring in the bottom 30% played a role in achieving recruiting targets.

www.navytimes.com