1:43:01
- I might, sir.
- I have known Captain Ramsey
for almost 30 years.
1:43:06
We served together
on more than a few occasions.
1:43:08
If he is lying, this will be
the first I've heard of it.
1:43:12
- Yes, sir.
- My primary concern here...
1:43:16
is the breakdown in the system.
1:43:18
In this instance,
the system failed...
1:43:21
because the two senior officers did not
work to resolve their differences...
1:43:26
while preserving
the chain of command.
1:43:28
Now you may have been
proven right, Mr. Hunter...
1:43:32
but insofar as
the letter of the law is concerned...
1:43:35
you were both right.
1:43:37
And you were also both wrong.
1:43:41
This is the dilemma that will
occupy this panel, this Navy...
1:43:45
and this country's armed forces
as a whole...
1:43:49
long after you leave this room.
1:43:53
Off the record, you've both
created one hell of a mess:
1:43:59
A mutiny aboard a United States
nuclear submarine...
1:44:03
violation of nuclear
launch protocol.
1:44:10
For the record, it is
the conclusion of this panel...
1:44:13
that your actions
aboard the Alabama...
1:44:16
were consistent with
the best traditions of the Navy...
1:44:19
and in the interests
of the United States.
1:44:21
As such, the recommendations
of this panel will be to accept...
1:44:26
in a manner reflective of his long
and dedicated service to his country...
1:44:29
Captain Ramsey's request
for early retirement from active duty.
1:44:35
And based, in no small part,
on Captain Ramsey's recommendation...
1:44:40
that Lieutenant Commander Hunter
be given his next command...
1:44:44
at the earliest possible convenience.
1:44:48
Unless, of course, you wish
to challenge these recommendations.
1:44:52
No, sir.
1:44:54
- Captain Ramsey?
- No, sir.
1:44:58
Dismissed.