"Transfer of Admiral Rickover"

At one point in the time during his career, Admiral Hyman Rickover, the father of the Nuclear Navy, was a commander of a carrier task force, and his flag on the carrier.

For exercise, Admiral Rickover walked a lap around the flight deck every day. It became custom for the sailors to approach the Admiral during his walks, and gripe, complain, etc …, and the Admiral would take care of the problems brought forth by the crew. It was a great morale booster.

Well, the day came when Admiral Rickover was reassigned to Washington, and a helicopter carried him off. The crew was so despondent at his departure that the helmsan wasn’t paying attention to his job, and the carrier hit a sandbar.

I guess you could say they grounded the warship he walked on …