This keeps coming up

[nrgburst]

 A Commander is privy to classified intel; a Captain is not. Just to clarify for those with no military background, THAT'S WHY SHE WOULDN"T TELL HIM. HE DIDN'T HAVE THE CLEARANCE AND WAS NOT ENTITLED TO KNOW. 

Here's a great article about that arc in the film. 

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[eglantiere]

THANK YOU.

[nrgburst]

I've seen so many people just BENDING OVER BACKWARD to make this Holdo's fault and FFS PEOPLE HE KILLED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. IT WASN'T HER FUCKING ERROR IN JUDGEMENT. DISOBEYING ORDERS IS NOT DEFAULT CORRECT. UGGGHHHGHHHHGGH