- Cmdr. Cameron Yaste was ridiculed when he was photographed firing his rifle with a backward scope.
- Yaste was relieved of responsibility on Friday, simply 4 months after the picture was printed.
- The US Navy stated Yaste was eliminated “because of a lack of confidence in his skill.”
The US Navy warship commander who was ridiculed on-line for firing a rifle with the scope mounted backward has been relieved of responsibility, the US Navy stated on Friday.
Cmdr. Cameron Yaste was the captain of the USS John S. McCain, a US Navy destroyer that has been stationed within the Center East since April.
“The commanding officer of USS John S. McCain was relieved Aug. 30 because of a lack of confidence in his skill to command the guided-missile destroyer,” the US Navy stated in an announcement on the identical day.
Yaste has been quickly reassigned to Naval Floor Group Northwest, per the US Navy. The assertion, nevertheless, did not say why Yaste was changed.
In April, the US Navy posted a photograph of Yaste firing a rifle with its scope on backward on their Instagram account. Yaste was mocked on-line for the gaffe and the picture was eliminated shortly after.
🎉 From participating in follow gun shoots, conducting upkeep, testing gasoline, and taking part in sea and anchor, the #USNavy is at all times able to serve 💪. Thanks for declaring our rifle scope error within the earlier publish. Image has been eliminated till EMI is accomplished! pic.twitter.com/3iwpVxszUK
— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) April 9, 2024
The change in management, the US Navy stated, would haven’t any affect on the warship’s mission or schedule.
“The Navy holds commanding officers to the best requirements and holds them accountable when these requirements are usually not met,” the US Navy stated in its assertion on Friday.
