Chief Boatswain\u2019s Mate Jeffery D. Butler pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of dereliction of duty before a summary court-martial for his role in training and qualifying sailors who demonstrated that they were unable to perform basic ship-steering operations.<\/p>\n
Butler, who reached his 20-year mark last November, was sentenced by Navy judge advocate Cmdr. William Weiland to a reduction in paygrade to E-6. The maximum sentence possible was a reduction in paygrade, 60 days restriction and a forfeiture of two-thirds of one month\u2019s pay.<\/p>\n
Just before sentencing, Butler stood to address the families of the fallen who were in attendance.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to give my condolences and ask for your forgiveness,\u201d he said, fighting back tears. \u201cThey were more than just my shipmates \u2013 they were family members.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Butler claimed to the judge that he had never been trained in the new navigation system except for 30 minutes of training from a master helmsman. He took for granted that his subordinates were already trained in the navigation system. 20 years in the military and he just figured that folks were trained. AMF.<\/p>\n
His commander’s court martial begins today.<\/p>\n
Thanks to Bobo for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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