LETTER: Navy nominee not qualified
The person nominated by Donald Trump to lead the greatest naval force in the world has no military experience.
The potential Navy secretary, however, is a businessman and an art collector. Perhaps his most important qualification is that he hosted a fundraiser for the incoming president at his $38 million home over the summer.
Instead of a candy bar for a reward, he gets to be in charge of 470 ships and 347,000 sailors.
Contrast the resume of John Phelan – the choice of the felon – with the one of John Lehman, the secretary of the Navy I served under in the 1980s.
Lehman, appointed by President Ronald Reagan, had 30 years of military service, including as commander and naval flight officer of the A-6 Intruders, of which he was a bombardier and navigator.
To further illustrate the respect he earned as a member of our armed forces, a warship bearing his name is currently under construction. Soon, the USA John F. Lehman will join our revered fleet in service of our nation.
Note to John Phelan: John Lehman once visited the ship on which I was stationed. I saluted John Lehman.
John Phelan, you are no John Lehman.
Vin Morabito
Scranton