WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Robert Burke has been relieved of his duties due to complete lack of confidence in his ability to hastily lead and relieve commanders, the Navy said today.
According to the official Navy release, Burke was relieved "due to not upholding the Navy's long-standing tradition of failing to develop competent leaders, putting them into positions of increased responsibility prematurely, and subjectively tossing them by the wayside at a unsustainable rate."
"This is the U.S. Navy. There are no second chances when it comes to the high-stakes game of maintaining the freedom of the seas," said Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson, regarding the service which has not fought in a major naval battle since WWII, let alone sunk an enemy ship since 1988. "We demand the very best, and we will fire every commander in the Navy until we figure out what exactly constitutes 'the very best.'"
