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Originally Posted by cabmando
Sorry but no. Going outside the chain of command and using non secured methods of communication are not a good thing. The people that achieve the rank necessary to lead a group like this are trained to handle these situations within the chain of command. It seems this guy panicked and that can't happen no matter the situation.
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Hard to say without insider knowledge. One scenario is that he did everything he could through approved channels to get his crew help, then realized no help was coming and that in another week there would be thousands sick (R0 with 5000 men crammed together must be 10, 20, more?) and made a deliberate decision to send the letter, knowing that it would get help for his crew at the cost of his career.