I saw it to many times during my career in Uncle Sam's Yacht Club. The difference between leadership and being the "leader" is large. I can remember a time back in 1986 left the ship for a long weekend, came back aboard we had a change of CO, unscheduled as it was, for cause. Everyone without a back ground thought the new skipper was a dick, except for the division LPO's and the chiefs mess. The new skipper laid down the law. Very steep learning curve for some of the crew, never challenge a man who says do your job or else. We lost four LT's and a LCDR the first week he was in command. There was no such thing as an excuse. My kind of CO.