~ Test #2 ~~~~ Question: You are the armchair Commanding Officer ~~

[Craig]

~ Test #2 ~  You are the armchair Commanding Officer
(posted with permission of NavyFamilies.com)

 I'm posting this question just because I recently saw this in the forum that said "The only things that will really destroy their career is drugs, DUI and drinking underage"

Since our recruits are about to start "Hell Week", they will suffer, so shall we!

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Rules:
1.  These questions are to be answered without the use of the internet.  Your sailors don't have access, neither shall you.
2.  There is only 1 questions, you either will get a 100% or a Zero% (0). 
3.  You will answer the question. 
4.  You are required to post your score in this thread. 
5.  The answers are posted below question #1, so when you're done, come back here and let us know what you chose so we can compare you with other parents. 

No peeking until you complete your test!

Correctly answered:
1 = 100%
0  = 0%

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~  The Test ~

You are the Commanding Officer (O6), and you are the best Commanding Officer in the Navy. You believes totally in the Navy’s Zero tolerance on illegal drugs. You will hammer any sailor that comes to Captain's Mast.  You are known as the "Hanging CO" because you always award the maximum punishment, but you are also a fair CO.
(Remember, being the best CO means you knows the rules, and you have the best interest of the Navy in mind).  Could there be any exception? Are you limited with your power as a CO that limits you on how much you can hammer one of your guys?  So many things you need to think of.....But heck, your the best CO in the Navy, you should know.  What is the correct answer?


Question:
A young married E3 Sailor is sitting on a mid watch at the quarterdeck aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, bored as heck, playing with an Amulet (necklace) that he has around his neck. Enters a Navy Lieutenant (O3). He asks the Sailor "How the watch is going?" The Sailor says “Great!”

The Lieutenant notices the Amulet and then a small plastic baggie suddenly falls from it. The Lieutenant asks “What’s that?”. Nervously, the young Sailor says "Nothing" as he quickly places the bag back into the Amulet. The Lieutenant again ask “WHAT WAS THAT?” to which the smart @ss Sailor says “That sir, is what the DEA calls a Schedule 1 hallucinogen, a schedule 1 is classed as Ecstasy, PCP, Angel Dust, LSD…etc, and it’s on the DEA Controlled Substance Act (CSA)”.

Thinking he was kidding the Lieutenant asks “And what do you plan on doing with that?” The Sailor replies “Get high this Saturday with my wife!… I have 5 more grams at my apartment off-base!" Shocked, the Lieutenant says “Do you have a prescription for that”? The sailor responds, “Heck no, I bought it off a guy in the alley”. When the Lieutenant finally realizes that the young Sailor is not kidding, he quickly calls the Master-at-Arms and has him arrested.

With the Sailors permission they search his apartment off base, and sure enough they find 5 grams of the drugs there. They send the drugs to be tested, and they come back positive, they came back as a DEA schedule 1 drug (Ecstasy, PCP, Angel Dust, LSD…etc).

In the brig, they read the Sailor his rights, and ask him if he wishes to say anything. The Sailor refuses. All he says is “I love the Navy, why are you doing this to me?”

They refer the young Sailor to Captain’s Mast. The Captain reviews the young Sailor’s service record. And notices that this young Sailor already had a drug waiver issued by MEPS for illegally using this drug among other things.

What would you do as the best Commanding Officer in the Navy?

What is the correct answer that the best CO in the Navy would do?  (Think of all the rules)

 

A.  Release the young Sailor with an apology, and then counsel the Lieutenant for wasting your time.

 

B. Charge the Sailor with possession of drugs, and with the intent to use.  Put him on 30 days restriction, and allow him to remain on active duty. 

 

C.  Charge the Sailor with possession of drugs, and with the intent to use.  Put him give him 60 day restriction, 45 extra duty, and 1/2 months pay for 1 month (fine), 3 days Bread and Water, and discharge him with an "Other than Honorable discharge". 

 

D.  Charge the Sailor with possession of drugs, and with the intent to use.  Put him give him 45 day restriction, 60 extra duty, and 1/2 months pay for 2 month (fine), and discharge his with a "Other than Honorable discharge".

 

E.  Charge the Sailor with possession of drugs, and with the intent to use.  Put him give him 45 day restriction, 60 extra duty, and 1/2 months pay for 2 month (fine), and Confinement on bread and water for 3 days, then discharge his with a "Dishonorable Discharge".

 

What is your answer??????....

 

NOTE:  Because I am limited to 40000 characters and because of our members (starts with a L and ends with dia) didn't follow the rules by posting their scores from the last test until prodded, I won't post the answer until 5 people post their answer in this thread....  Remember, this is Hell Week, so when one person messes up, then the whole teams messes up.  It's part of doing things as a team, and part of funnin' Lydia.

 

Remember, you cannot use Google because your sailors can't, you can't.....

[Craig]

As a Native American, or any other race, you do not have to disclose your race. Yes, it's asked on any military form in the Navy, but, in normal conversation why would anyone ask "Hey, are you black". In the Navy we are suppose to be colored blind. If I had been black, I would ask the officer "What does that have to do with any of this conversation". Secondly, my religious beleives are mine. I don't have to disclose them to anyone except the CO.
Here is what's wrong, the Lieutent failed to realise this sailor was Native American. It is his duty to review this mans service record. You are not guilty until proven inocent. As per the smart @ss sailor not telling the Lieutenant his life's story. He is not required to tell him. Maybe he is tired of people knowing his business, maybe he's tired of people asking if he's still high. The bottomline is he is not required to offer information until he is brought before a court or in this case Capt's Mast. His service record was not review, and the Lieutent would have been counsled by the CO for not doing his job as a superior. This man only requirement is to tell the CO when/if/before he used Peyote.
However, for the other 99.99% of us, yes "C" would be the punishment.

[lacbdave]

Ok, that being said if this CO didn't properly look at his service record to see what was allowed than none of these options would work, as nothing would happen until said CO reviewed his record. At that point when he finds out then he can do whatever. All that said, the fact you didn't mention it still makes it impossible for anyone to have known. As the CO if he was the best CO would have had to look up everything on that sailor first, then he would find that out. You leaving it out is just as if this best CO out there didn't know the sailor was NA or this best CO didn't properly check his record or you are giving us the information too early in all the story. Bottom line is the only reason its A is because the sailor was Native American. You not mentioning it made it impossible for anyone to guess correctly. I mean hell, if all of what you typed is true a real CO would have probably guessed C too, if he didn't know the sailor was Native American.

Or you could have made a new option of F. Not enough information given to determine the proper punishment.

[Craig]

I never said the CO didn't look at his service record, it fact he was the only one that actually did. "They refer the young Sailor to Captain’s Mast. The Captain reviews the young Sailor’s service record. And notices that this young Sailor already had a drug waiver issued by MEPS for illegally using this drug among other things."

I think your confusing the CO and the Lieutenant. What happens is the CO should be the very last person to review a service record. The Lieutenant should have review his service record, and then let the man go. He failed to do this. Why? Because it was brought to CO's Mast. You best have all your ducks in a row before seeing the Old Man. The only time the CO should have review this man's record is about 1 hour before mast. He is not the prosecutor, he is the judge.
Remember too, I said "Think of all the rules". When the drug came back as a schedule 1 drug. Do you think the Lieutenant should have research and found Peyote is on the list? Don't you think this sailor deserves someone reviewing his service record before Mast? If the CO seen he has a waiver for this drug, then the Lieutenant should have too. I know I reviewed every service record for any of my people. I also reviewed their SSO file. It was my duty to do this, and by not doing it you'd be in serious trouble.
Lastly, having the last name "RunningBear" or being a Native American doesn't mean you have the right to use Peyote. Your tribal leader must state that it beleives in using it for religious beliefs. The only way of knowing for sure about your sailors is to review their service record.

[PeggyM]

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