I mean that “the CMO illegitimately declaring officers medically unfit” is, in all reality, just mutiny if the end goal is to take command. And like any mutiny, the success of that ploy depends on enough of the crew choosing to back the ploy.
The captain can simply relieve the CMO for cause, promote another medical officer, and that would be that.
At that point, it still comes down to who the crew sides with. If they think the “real” CMO is in the right, then they will not recognize the “new” CMO as legitimate, and back up the “real” CMO’s decision to relieve the captain of duty. If they instead believe that the “real” CMO is not in the right, they will recognize the authority of the “new” CMO and not consider the captain to be relieved of duty.
I mean that “the CMO illegitimately declaring officers medically unfit” is, in all reality, just mutiny if the end goal is to take command. And like any mutiny, the success of that ploy depends on enough of the crew choosing to back the ploy.
At that point, it still comes down to who the crew sides with. If they think the “real” CMO is in the right, then they will not recognize the “new” CMO as legitimate, and back up the “real” CMO’s decision to relieve the captain of duty. If they instead believe that the “real” CMO is not in the right, they will recognize the authority of the “new” CMO and not consider the captain to be relieved of duty.