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It's not tradition for all commanders, but Navies in particular have a longstanding code of the Captain going down with his ship. It's meant to demonstrate the highest form of altruism, that the commander never leaves his post or abandons his men - even in death.

Despite what modern yuppie run white collar shithouse factories and offices might try to teach you, for most of history a commander truly felt a debt to the men he led. He was responsible for them, and they for the greater good. It wasn't a one-sided domineering relationship.

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