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| Navy Officer, Seven Sailors Disciplined | |
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| maniegom | Jun 9 2005, 07:29 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,1331...ml?ESRC=navy.nl Navy Officer, Seven Sailors Disciplined Associated Press June 2, 2005 NORFOLK, Va. - Seven sailors and the executive officer aboard a Navy ship have been punished in connection with the hazing of six crew members, a Navy spokesman said Wednesday. Lt. Cmdr. Charles Owens said no one was seriously injured in the hazing, which involved "some hitting" and incidents such as taping sailors to chairs. Four of the sailors were ordered discharged from the Navy following a hearing May 6 in the Persian Gulf, Lt. Cmdr. Charles Owens said. They have returned to Norfolk, where the USS Kauffman is based, and are appealing the decision by Rear Adm. Michael P. Nowakowski. The other three sailors remained aboard the ship. Owens said for privacy reasons he could not disclose their punishment, but it could include reduction in rank, extra duty or forfeiture of pay. The ship's executive officer, Lt. Cmdr. Lawrence Wilson, was disciplined for knowing about the hazing and failing to report it to his commanding officer, Owens said. Wilson was reassigned temporarily, with a recommendation that he be removed from his position. Nowakowski, commander of surface ships in the Atlantic, flew out to the frigate to conduct the proceeding "to drive home the message that this is serious," Owens said. The hazing victims were all reassigned, the Navy spokesman said, "so they can get a fresh start." The Kauffman, with a crew of 225, left port in late March to conduct operations in the Middle East. |
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