Naval Academy Looking at Cruise Behavior

[RamboLiberal]

Source: AP

The Naval Academy said Tuesday it is investigating allegations of lewd behavior and heavy drinking by a group of midshipmen on a spring break Caribbean cruise.

One passenger wrote that she and other women were groped, and that some of the midshipmen offered alcohol to teenage girls on the cruise.

The allegations hit as the academy has been trying to stop alcohol abuse and sexual impropriety following two sexual misconduct cases allegedly involving academy football players.

"The Naval Academy is reviewing allegations of possible misconduct involving midshipmen aboard a cruise ship during spring break," March 10-18, the academy said Tuesday in a statement.



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[Forkboy]

1. What did Tom do this time?

Sorry....been too conditioned by the media. :)

[Monkeyman]

2. Tom is going to get you for tht one LOL

[Up2Late]

3. That was my first thought too.

Maverick's at it again.

[Thor_MN]

4. There's something odd about Navy people vacationing - on a ship???

When I'm on vacation (almost never, it seems) the LAST place I want to be is in an office cubicle...

[Thothmes]

5. Vacationing

These guys were from the Naval Academy. The only ships they have seen have been 6 week training cruises during the summer months.

[damntexdem]

10. Even if you could sail the cubicle around the Caribbean?

;-)

[Supersedeas]

11. academy boys - moving from stateroom to stateroom

spoiled brats.

[Thor_MN]

12. What? Give up my view of a parking lot?

I do have a window, so... let me think about it...

[Canuckistanian]

6. Some sailors offered booze to teenagers?

This is unprecedented. They should throw the book at them.

[melm00se]

7. this conduct, if true

(innocent until proven guilty), would definitely be a violation of the Academy's Code of Conduct (and in this layman's eyes definitely qualify as "conduct unbecoming and officer"). If so, then they should face the punishments as detailed. If it's expulsion, then out they go...right out on their collecetive asses...

[deepthought42]

8. Sigh...very unbecoming.

I'd like to believe it's not true, living in Annapolis, but if it is true, then they do not belong at the Naval Academy. The only Mids I see are at the mall, and they're all well behaved.

[damntexdem]

9. Sailors on a spring break cruise engaged in heavy drinking and lewd behavior!

Why I'm shocked! Who could have imagined such a thing? LOL!

[LostinVA]

13. The attitudes shown at Tailhook started somewhere