He did not do "silly things".
Obviously their position was clear for the enemy. There must have been some betrayal.
The other captain did not show any "due respect". He did not understand the position of the "CNO" (= "chief of naval operations").
For (at least) some fifty years in the USA (more than seventy years in Germany) "just obeying orders" is no longer an excuse.
Chandler had to to do the right thing and stand for it.
Obviously their position was clear for the enemy. There must have been some betrayal.
The other captain did not show any "due respect". He did not understand the position of the "CNO" (= "chief of naval operations").
For (at least) some fifty years in the USA (more than seventy years in Germany) "just obeying orders" is no longer an excuse.
Chandler had to to do the right thing and stand for it.