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Why would the Secretary of Defense pick Tom??


They must have had intelligence officers who they knew better and could control.

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He made a headline with his rescue and the Secretary needed some good publicity. Helped that Scott already knew him and had probably been slipping in hints to get him already.

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That was clearly established in the movie. Pritchard knew him and he was a hero. Brice was all about stopping the sub, helps to have a naval hero be in board.

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