--- title: "Navy captain relieved due to loss of confidence in ability to command" description: "Capt. Scott Moss commanded Navy Operational Support Center Knoxville, Tennessee after flying in reconnaissance for much of his career." date: "2021-01-21" modified: "2021-01-21" authors: - name: "David Roza" job_title: "YouTube Writer/Editor" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-captain-scott-moss-relieved/" categories: - "Around the World" - "Military Branches" - "Navy" - "News" - "United States" tags: - "Leadership" - "scandals" --- # Navy captain relieved due to loss of confidence in ability to command ![]() *Cmdr. Scott Moss, commanding officer, Navy Operational Support Center Knoxville, speaks to students and teachers about his roles and responsibilities and other potential careers in the Navy during the Tennessee Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (TJSHS) in Knoxville, March 5, 2020. (Navy photo / Pre-College Research Excellence Programs Coordinator Audrey Sizemore)* Capt. Scott Moss, the commanding officer of Navy Operational Support Center Knoxville, Tenn., was relieved due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command, the Navy [announced]() on Wednesday. The announcement contained few details about the circumstances of Moss’ relief, other than that he was temporarily reassigned to Reserve Component Command Southeast Jacksonville, Fla. Commander Timothy Trimble, of RCC SE JAX, will serve as his temporary replacement, the Navy said. An NOSC like the one at Knoxville serves as an administration and support center for local Navy reservists. The centers keep sailors “mobilization-ready” according to one Navy [press release]() from 2018. A native of nearby Maryville, Tenn., Moss was promoted to Captain on Sept.1, 2020, local newspaper *[The Daily Times]()* reported. He joined the Navy in 1998, earned his wings in 2000, and flew with Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadrons for much of his career, accumulating 3,600 flight hours on five different aircraft, *The Daily Times* reported. As commanding officer at NOSC Knoxville, Moss had eight full-time staff supporting seven reserve units, which included 250 reservists. Moss said that he planned to retire from the Navy in fall 2023, *The Daily Times* reported. *Featured image: Then-Cmdr. Scott Moss, commanding officer, Navy Operational Support Center Knoxville, speaks to students and teachers about his roles and responsibilities and other potential careers in the Navy during the Tennessee Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (TJSHS) in Knoxville, March 5, 2020. (Navy photo / Pre-College Research Excellence Programs Coordinator Audrey Sizemore)* ***Related: ‘[An everyday hero’ — Navy Corpsman saves a man’s life after serious car accident]()*** ## Author David Roza writes scripts about military news for the Task & Purpose YouTube channel, and he also writes articles about military pay, benefits, health care, child care, culture, and other personnel topics on a freelance basis. Roza previously covered the Air Force and Space Force for Task & Purpose from 2019 to 2023 and for Air & Space Forces Magazine from 2023 to 2025. In the course of that reporting, he has set off a ‘Hollywood explosion’ with Air Force bomb techs, turned the (unarmed) keys of a nuclear missile bunker, hovered over the Nevada desert on an Air Force rescue helicopter, and got the best sleep of his life on the floor of a C-17 over the central Pacific. Share tips and story ideas with David at [david.roza@teamrecurrent.io]()