What were they thinking? Professional Judgment in the Crozier/Modly Affair
Posted April 16, 2020
Pauline Shanks Kaurin
When former acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly announced he was relieving Captain Brett Crozier from command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Modly noted that Crozier showed “poor judgement†and “…allowed the complexity of the challenge…to overwhelm his ability to act professionally.†He emphasised this was not a matter of Crozier’s character, but his judgment.
Since this incident– and subsequent actions by Modly laid out in this timeline– have been framed in terms of professionalism and judgment, I will use these events as a case study to examine judgment and discretion within the military profession.
As with any case study, we have limited information and our conclusions, including those here, might shift with new information. Using case studies in ethics is less about the ‘right’ answer and more about exploring ethical concepts and questions to inform reflection and action.
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