Naval Commanding Officer Abruptly Resigns, Walks Off Ship
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Jonah Bennett
National Security/Politics Reporter
7:28 PM 11/23/2016
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Crew members and members of the media stand on board the USS Rushmore, after its arrival at Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, January 27, 2013. The USS Rushmore is the first U.S. Navy ship to dock at Abu Dhabi Crew members and members of the media stand on board the USS Rushmore, after its arrival at Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, January 27, 2013. The USS Rushmore is the first U.S. Navy ship to dock at Abu Dhabi's Khalifa Port. REUTERS/Ben Job.
Navy Cmdr. Sarah DeGroot, commanding officer of the 420-person dock landing ship USS Rushmore, abruptly resigned Monday and walked off the job.
A commanding officer resigning voluntarily is incredibly rare. It’s not clear why DeGroot handed in her command, but she did in fact have that option, unlike in other branches of the military, where walking off the job would be met with serious punishment, Navy Times reports.
DeGroot, a native of Long Beach, Calif., informed Capt. Homer Denius, head of Amphibious Squadron 3, she was resigning, according to sources who spoke to Navy Times.
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