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WORLD WAR III Title: Navy Women Were Secretly Filmed Showering for Almost a Year Before Someone Said Something Male sailors aboard the USS Wyoming secretly recorded their female shipmates showering several times a day for almost a year—sometimes working in teams to prevent detection, says a new Navy Times report out this week. 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):
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.” Poster Comment: Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 2. 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.” It really isn't that confusing. Some far better coverage from NavyTimes. Let's see a show of hands: who was surprised at this news stemming from the Navy brass giving in and putting women on subs? I think we could all say, "I predicted this".
Replies to Comment # 2. The best answer for the modern Navy - say, subs before they go on patrol - is to check the whole crew carefully for STDs, acknowledge that humans are "all sexual beings", and then institute an "all naked, all the time, except for firefighting" rule, with "access" based on rank. The Captain gets to "do" anybody. The lowliest Semen Recruit - sorry, SEAMAN - gets "done" by whoever wants to do the doing. This will keep morale very high, bind the crew much more tightly (ooh, tight bonds!). Of course the defense contractors can make a fortune by making "step-in" firefighting clothes which can be hanging everywhere. The lights can be re-rigged for UV, so that every day the crew gets their Vitamin D and they all come off cruise with a full-body tan, with the only tan lines at the boots. And maybe their collars (where they wear their ranks). "Up periscope" will have a whole new meaning, and maybe they can put a few beds in the "torpedo room". Think of all of the fresh water, time and money saved by not having to wash the crew's clothes!
#13. To: TooConservative (#2) Let's see a show of hands: who was surprised at this news stemming from the Navy brass giving in and putting women on subs? Frankly,I am. Sub sailors are supposed to be some of the most steady sailors in the Navy. Still,it would not be surprising to discover some E-3 or E-4 18-20 year old sailor on his first hitch would do something like this,but for officers and NCO's to be involved is beyond belief. I would personally prefer to see them court-martialed and shot,and no,I am NOT kidding. This is not a civilian workforce. This is a workforce where their very lives depend on the stability and the honor of those above them. Then again,this IS the modern military,where AA degrees and promotions are as common as sunshine. People are being commissioned as officers or promoted to NCO status every day that are obviously unfit to wear the uniform or take the oath they don't even understand. There ARE no freaking standards to maintain any longer at even the highest political levels,so why should we be surprised when they dumb the military down to their level of lowered expectations?
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