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...senior leaders need support from their organizations to assist with developing their leadership styles. Where was the U.S. Navy leadership in all of this? Did Graf ¬never have human-resources support over all those years? Were 360-degree evaluations conducted so she could get constructive feedback and coaching? This kind of treatment is reminiscent of the Dark Ages. Fathima Dada, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA...
...your contents page you refer to Graf as "A Female Captain Bligh." Shame on you for perpetuating a myth. Bligh was one of the Royal Navy's most humane captains, certainly no martinet. You should pay more attention to history and less to Hollywood. Mike Witt, PETTS WOOD, ENGLAND...
...found the article on Graf and some of the statements attributed to the crew ludicrous. Thompson's assumptions amount to nothing short of character assassination and I find it hard to believe that under similar circumstances, but with a male in command, he would have drawn the same conclusions. Brian Mills, HERMANUS, SOUTH AFRICA...
...Choppy Seas Re "The Sea Witch" [March 22]: I find it ironic that among the accusations against Captain Holly Graf is that she used "salty" language. Does the phrase swears like a sailor apply only to nonmilitary mariners? Richard Baker Cornwall On Hudson...
...Graf's behavior raises a question. Her bizarre actions were well known by everyone in several commands. Since all officers must undergo a periodic evaluation of their performance by superiors, how did Graf continue to get top ratings? That question, it seems, must be asked of Graf's superiors. William Aylward Reston...