Re: [FT] Ship morale

In a message dated 7/19/99 1:56:16 PM EST, bbrush@rev.state.ne.us
writes:

<<  The basic question that is being answered when
 the Leadership roll is being made is:	Is the ship still in good enough

shape to
 fight in the opinion of the captain (not the admiral)?  For the most
part a 
good
 captain is going to stay in there until his admiral tells him to leave,
but
 captains are only human and sometimes they are going to decide their
ship has
 had enough and attempt to save it to fight another day.  Sometimes a
captain 
is
 going to have a difference of opinion from the Admiral.  This may get
him
 court-martialed, but at least his crew will be alive to attend his
 court-martial. >>

Indeed! Even a courts martial will recognize the excuse of "sauve qui
peut" 
Which is French for save your own ass! It is a military precept that
once the 
cause is lost every man and officer becomes responsible for saving
himself as 
best he can. Navy's recognize it too.