<p>Navy2010, </p>
<p>Not only have you made a good point, but also have brought out the expectations of a military officer.</p>
<p>XO and CO don’t always have time to deal with the “small” matters – that is where a Department Head decides what needs to go to the XO and what doesn’t. If the XO and CO had every division officer come and tell them about their issues, they would never have the time to make the important decisions.</p>