So Modly had to apologize, but then word got down to the crew to not criticize up the chain of command.

NEW: public affairs folks sent this notice out to leadership on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, telling them to tell their sailors they didn’t have permission to record SECNAV Modly and that bashing “Senior Leaders” online won’t help anything. Stay out the “negative media spotlight” pic.twitter.com/xuFlQGK6rF

— Geoff Ziezulewicz (@JournoGeoffZ) April 7, 2020

Yeah, the Navy’s in complete and total CYA mode because they fired a leader who was doing everything to protect their troops because the chain of command ignored COVID19 as a threat. In the process a carrier task force was sidelined. Mazel Tov. You’ve just helped undermine our readiness because the Navy is following Trump’s directives and not common fucking sense.