At least 12 male officers were implicated in the ring, which operated for about 10 months before a electronics technician on another ship heard about the recordings and reported them. Of those 12 men, 10 were ultimately prosecuted and assigned punishments ranging from hard prison time to a pay cut.
The men were apparently able to film the women through a hole in the wall using cell phones and an iPod Touch—both of which are reportedly banned aboard the submarine. And it was a wonder they had any time left over to do their jobs (via the Navy Times):
One sailor admitted that he and a male peer rushed to secretly record each female midshipman while she was in the shower changing room. They filmed every woman each time she took a shower during the three-month patrol, he said — several times a day, according to a new report.
The men were casual about the videos—one missile technician, Jonathan Ashby, reportedly told investigators he learned about them from a colleague, MT2 Charles Greaves, who “informed me that he had ‘captured some Pokemon.’” (This year, Greaves was dishonorably discharged from the Navy and sentenced to two years in prison.)
But even though the case is over, it’s still somewhat unclear who was involved and who knew what—Greaves’ attorney reportedly accused the Navy of “ignoring information about several other sailors who knew about the videos, including two chiefs.” And at least one sailor avoided prosecution “because the only evidence against him was the statement of one other sailor.”
At least 12 male officers were implicated in the ring,
OFFICERS???????
That is a betrayal of the worst sort. I hope each officer and NCO involved in this gets the maximum amount of hard time and a DD out of this.
Not to mention having their asses stomped at least once a week.
Any officer or NCO doing something like this or allowing anyone else to do something like this to the people under their command that they are responsible for should be shot,but I know that won't happen so I hope they get the hard time.
Any officer or NCO doing something like this or allowing anyone else to do something like this to the people under their command that they are responsible for should be shot,but I know that won't happen so I hope they get the hard time.
I don't think they shoot officers in the Navy, pete. So maybe you can make the ringleaders walk the plank, hang 'em from the highest yardarm or keelhaul them (I suppose it all depends on their rank, but I'm unfamiliar with the pecking order.) Lesser offenders can be flogged, blinded with a hot iron & tossed in the brig for 90 days.
I don't think they shoot officers in the Navy, pete.
Since they don't have planks to walk them from or yeardarms to hang them from anymore,maybe shooting them is something the Navy needs to start doing?
Most people probably think I'm kidding,but I'm not. The military isn't a regular job,and the officers and NCO's are not only responsible for the lives of the people under their command,they also have the authority to order them to put their lives at risk in combat. Any system based on that sort of structure MUST be a system where the officers and NCO's are above reproach and can be trusted to look after the people under them.
Granted,the US Navy isn't really a combat branch of the service any more,but the NCO's and Officers are still in decision-making positions where they can order those under them to risk their lives.
