Talk:Holly Graf

dyk
This article is just a start but it is a DYK candidate.Ipromise (talk) 04:13, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

dyk as in did you know?Adanumber (talk) 23:21, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Even more allegations
There are even more allegations than those stated in the article, and perhaps someone with Navy experience and knowledge could put those in, along with a section on why she was allowed to command for so long with such blatantly abhorrent behavior--I'm sure there must be sources addressing the issue. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.203.125.108 (talk) 13:10, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Racing
According to one source, the immediate cause for the subject being relieved of duty is that she was the senior officer involved in a race between two ships which nearly ended in calamity. We should probably include a mention of that incident.  Will Beback   talk    22:24, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
 * A Navy captain turned the Pacific into the world's strangest drag strip - ordering two warships to stage a bizarre race that one sailor said nearly ended in tragedy, a high-ranking military official told The Post yesterday. "Multiple witnesses interviewed by the [inspector general] and the commanding officers of both ships all stated that the ships were racing," said Pacific Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Jeff Davis. Capt. Holly Graf of the 10,000-ton guided missile cruiser Cowpens, the senior officer at the scene, was forced to walk the plank after her high-seas hot-rodding. She was relieved of command after the incident, one of the strangest in naval history. One sailor who was aboard the Cowpens on Feb. 12, 2009, told the Web site militarycorruption.com, which first reported the incident, that both the cruiser and the 8,200-ton destroyer John McCain were plowing through the waves at "full throttle." [..] The race was investigated late last year, along with allegations that Graf bullied her crew. "What is unsubstantiated is the allegation that [the race] constituted . . . improperly hazarding a vessel," Davis said. But Graf, the first woman ever to command a guided-missile cruiser, was separately found guilty of "cruelty and maltreatment" of her crew and conduct unbecoming an officer. She was issued a "punitive letter of reprimand" on Jan. 13 by Rear Adm. Kevin Donegan, commander of Carrier Strike Group Five. Graf was due for a normal transfer within the month, but Donegan ordered her to be replaced immediately.
 * NAVY'S SEA SICK MOVE - CLOSE CALL FOR SHIPS IN 'RACE' ANDY SOLTIS. New York Post. New York, N.Y.: Mar 4, 2010. pg. 14