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Three ship commanders fired in two days, raising questions about Navy’s ‘zero-error tolerance’ culture

By Russ Read
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Three ship commanders fired in two days, raising questions about Navy’s ‘zero-error tolerance’ culture

The second-in-command of a Navy submarine was fired this week, making him the third senior leader of a ship to be dismissed in two days.

Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Cebik was removed Monday from his position as executive officer of the USS Jimmy Carter over concerns regarding his personal judgment. Two other senior officers were removed for the same reason Tuesday.

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