tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333449.post273039594315974629..comments2023-12-04T08:00:08.414-05:00Comments on Last Refuge of a Scoundrel: To Boldly GoLarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11308171394825291900noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333449.post-78446820632298475142011-01-06T23:00:19.694-05:002011-01-06T23:00:19.694-05:00I remember the bluenose well, you certainly couldn...I remember the bluenose well, you certainly couldn't do that on a mixed ship...not that any normal people would have any sort of those kind of thoughts afterward...I never knew that 300 feet could be such a long cold run.<br />Bottom line, yeah, he should have known better.<br />Thanks for dropping by Guy!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308171394825291900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333449.post-31218076838660837262011-01-06T17:57:20.007-05:002011-01-06T17:57:20.007-05:00We both know there were things done while on det (...We both know there were things done while on det (or at sea "haze gray and underway") which would make this bit of "stupidity" pale in comparison. However (and "statutes of limitations", political grandstanding, and all the other silliness aside), if you are a senior officer onboard any given ship, or of any given command, you should know better. Especially given the politically correct climate one is part of in todays services. Heck, there are no "real" CPO initiations any more, or Shellback, or Bluenose, you get my drift.<br /><br />Bottom line, for good or ill, he should have known better.Guy Shttp://navvet55.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333449.post-67120009720192590912011-01-06T12:05:34.598-05:002011-01-06T12:05:34.598-05:00As you well know, it's only an issue because i...As you well know, it's only an issue because it got out into the public eye. "What goes on cruise" apparently no longer applies.<br />I've seen worse, but it was usually the JO's doing it. A smart XO might have tagged one of the JO's for this job...Morale Officer, perhaps?<br />Thanks for dropping by Mike!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308171394825291900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333449.post-67849633476845553842011-01-06T01:28:20.410-05:002011-01-06T01:28:20.410-05:00The statute of limitations for violations of the U...The statute of limitations for violations of the UCMJ is 3 years. This happened before that, and should no longer be an issue. <br />But in the best (?) of political theater, let's charge the Captain with something else, and end his career. But hey, we appeased the current administration.<br />-insert retching sounds here-Mike Mendezhttp://(optional)noreply@blogger.com