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I saw where three of the XO Video Night Video's that were filmed for, and aboard, the Carrier Enterprise by the then XO and now Captain. I watched the released versions which are the full versions with some faces blurred and language bleeped out. I also viewed the poll where the paper's poll has 55% favoring the, now, captain keeping his command.
My take on all this is that this is just what you get when you politicize the military, or try to. I doubt that 2% if that of the Enterprise crew were actually offended even though yes much was raunchy and the language was rough. These are sailors and this is filmed during wartime (declared or not). These films were made by sailors for sailors and, my opinion only, for overall crew entertainment and morale.
The job that these sailors have to do is a very important one and I, for one, don't want sailors worried about making political decisions and worrying about political fallout. They have specific jobs with a long deployment away from families. We, non-military, folks can't really understand or appreciate that. This man was a fighter pilot and top gun pilot so to say that he is not a Alpha-Male type guy would be an underestimate I'm sure.
These people have an "edge" to keep and maintain and a keeping a great relationship with their crews is also understandable. I'm not on the Enterprise nor have been on a ship before but I dare say everyone knows or knew what to expect from these videos and most looked forward to them for some break from the tense work they have to do. Those who would be offended would know what to expect also.
My take is .. This is the Military, for the Military, and by the Military and most likely supported by the overwhelming majority of the sailors and it's really non of our business to try and politicize their actions and tell them what's good for them. None of the people that were in the films, I'm sure, never expected they would be viewed off the ship. The XO wasn't making films to be seen by non-sailors or anyone off the Enterprise Carrier. I very much wouldn't doubt that this XO, now Captain, is among some of our best pilots and most experienced so I hope they allow him to keep his command cause I would rather have a rascal running this ship than some political grunt that will worry about every move they make being offensive to someone.
They have a dangerous, critical, and necessary job and I say let them do it the best way then can. If you have folks that are offended by this I wonder if shooting missiles and dropping bombs on people would offend them also? It's a very restricted closed environment of volunteers that are there to do a nasty job and sailors will be sailors at times.
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