Relief of Commanding Officer and Command Master Chief
On 1 March 2011 while on deployment to the Mediterranean Sea in support of the crisis in Libya, Commander Nathan Borchers, Command Master Chief Susan Bruce-Ross, six other chiefs, one junior officer, and one petty officer of USS Stout were relieved by the Commander Sixth Fleet. The cited cause was a “pervasive pattern of unprofessional behavior” among the ship's crew including “fraternization, orders violations and disregard for naval standards of conduct and behavior which contributed to poor crew morale and a hostile command climate.” The investigation found that a "gang" of five chiefs had bullied crewmembers, actively impeded communication among the ship's command channels, and forced crewmembers to work around the gang in order to get work accomplished.
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