SecNav said the fact that letter made public ‘undermined the chain of command’ as Navy responded to crisis, even though the point of his letter was that steps Navy was directing were inadequate.

— Missy Ryan (@missy_ryan) April 2, 2020

SecNav says that his message to naval commanders is: don’t hesitate to report problems but do it within chain of command. I’m not sure this is the message they are going to take away from handling of Roosevelt CO.

— Missy Ryan (@missy_ryan) April 2, 2020