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Octafish

(55,745 posts) Wed Sep 19, 2012, 02:34 PM Sep 2012

Submarine Commander Faked Death to End Affair, Navy Says

Source: ABC News

A Navy officer has been relieved of his duties as commander of a submarine following the discovery that he faked his own death in order to end an extramarital affair.

Navy Cmdr. Michael Ward II, 43, was dismissed from his post as the commander of the USS Pittsburgh just one week after he took command.

Ward was dismissed when Navy investigators found out that he had sent his 23-year-old girlfriend an email from a fake co-worker claiming that Ward had died, according to a report obtained by the Associated Press through a Freedom of Information Act.

Ward had met the unidentified Chesapeake, Va., woman through an online dating service in October. The relationship lasted eight months, according to the Navy.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/submarine-commander-faked-death-end-affair-navy/story?id=17271127#.UFoPGLJlRD0

Honesty is the best policy, especially when it comes to nukes.

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Submarine Commander Faked Death to End Affair, Navy Says (Original Post) Octafish Sep 2012 OP

honesty is a good policy, but not getting into blackmailable circumstances is a better policy. unblock Sep 2012 #1

dead men tell no tales msongs Sep 2012 #2

She's probably glad to be rid of that nasty seaman Orrex Sep 2012 #3

At least I never went that far,,, benld74 Sep 2012 #4

It appears she was pregnant when this occurred though he may not have known jtuck004 Sep 2012 #5

Naturally, it's an officer who's that weasely. nt valerief Sep 2012 #6

unblock

(52,126 posts)

1. honesty is a good policy, but not getting into blackmailable circumstances is a better policy.

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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 02:36 PM

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msongs

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2. dead men tell no tales

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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 02:38 PM

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Orrex

(63,173 posts)

3. She's probably glad to be rid of that nasty seaman

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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 02:42 PM

Sep 2012

benld74

(9,901 posts)

4. At least I never went that far,,,

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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 02:55 PM

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jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

5. It appears she was pregnant when this occurred though he may not have known

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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 03:11 PM

Sep 2012

before his little charade. Slime bag - I don't have a problem with affairs, but I do have a problem with people not standing up for their responsibilities and not acting like a child. Given that we are still paying his salary, that's some government waste I wouldn't mind seeing gone.

While we should really hope this is an isolated instance, that someone with such poor judgement makes it into a position to kill people is troubling. This sub fired Tomahawk missiles into Iraq on 2 or 3 deployments. Then again, maybe that's the kind of judgement it takes to rain Tomahawk missiles down on people, perhaps even children.

A whole week on the new job, and this is his legacy.

valerief

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6. Naturally, it's an officer who's that weasely. nt

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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:30 PM

Sep 2012

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