Navy Captain sacked for misplacing confidence

Believed to be the first case of a senior officer firing himself

Capt. Roger “Rusty” Annkor departs the USS Stout after “losing confidence in my ability to lead”

NORFOLK, VA — Yet another Navy commanding officer has joined the ranks of those relieved for cause.

In a break with naval tradition, in which a flag officer typically ends a subordinate officer’s career with vague assertions of a “loss of trust and confidence…