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work to resolve their differences...

while preserving

the chain of command.

Now you may have been

proven right, Mr. Hunter...

but insofar as

the letter of the law is concerned...

you were both right.

And you were also both wrong.

This is the dilemma that will

occupy this panel, this Navy...

and this country's armed forces

as a whole...

long after you leave this room.

Off the record, you've both

created one hell of a mess:

A mutiny aboard a United States

nuclear submarine...

violation of nuclear

launch protocol.

For the record, it is

the conclusion of this panel...

that your actions

aboard the Alabama...

were consistent with

the best traditions of the Navy...

and in the interests

of the United States.

As such, the recommendations

of this panel will be to accept...

in a manner reflective of his long

and dedicated service to his country...

Captain Ramsey's request

for early retirement from active duty.

And based, in no small part,

on Captain Ramsey's recommendation...

that Lieutenant Commander Hunter

be given his next command...

at the earliest possible convenience.

Unless, of course, you wish

to challenge these recommendations.

No, sir.

- Captain Ramsey?

- No, sir.

Dismissed.

Captain?

[Sighs] Just wanted

to say thank you.

You were right,

and I was wrong.

About the horses,

the Lipizzaners.

They are from Spain,

not Portugal.

[Chuckling]

Yes, sir.

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