The Navy Times notes US Navy CAPT Owen Honors, relieved of his command of the carrier USS Enterprise, has started a website requesting statements of support.

The site indicates he will face a board of inquiry to determine his future in the Navy — or under what circumstances he will leave the service.

On a related note, and without a hint of irony, the Washington Times published an article noting the US Navy has become “too politically correct for ‘old salts’.”  Of course, it also makes reference to a recent patch circulating among the “young” salts after the recent controversies over Honors, his language, and other “scandals” about callsigns:

Despite the claim it’s the “older generation” that can’t get with the program on the new military culture, it appears some younger troops may feel the same way.

Also at Military.com.