Re: Pursuing a Posthumous Promotion for CAPT Joe Kelly to Flag Rank
Rick:
I'm not really up to speed on flag-rank selection processes but I
assume Joe Kelly came before that board more than once.
If his promotion to Flag-Rank was retroactive, there would have to be a lot
of back pay both for whatever active duty he had subsequent to being
passed over plus his retirement and anything that went to his wife as long
as she lived; then too, she could still be living.
I suggest the best approach would be for those on active duty to contact
multi-star retirees and get them to write letters to the CNO.
Re: Pursuing a Posthumous Promotion for CAPT Joe Kelly to Flag Rank
I have spent some significant time pondering Bruce's assertion and I cannot think of another Naval officer whose efforts contributed more to national defense over the last nearly 70 years.
I know absolutely nothing about the process required to make this happen, but I'm in.
It is likely that the members of the O-7 selection board never even heard of SOSUS. We weren't allowed to talk about it when I joined in 1971 so my guess is that very few selection board members were briefed on our system.
Our membership includes numerous Flag officers and Captains. I would like to see some of them weigh in on this subject, whether they agree or not.