Wow! Can you interpret that for us civilians, lol?!
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Well, for starters, a lot of ‘minor’ offenses are handled on the deck plate level.
Not saying sleeping on watch/duty is minor but an NCO doesn’t want to be known as being report happy.
When a thief is caught the first time he is usually administered to by his bunk mates (same as ‘do funnies)and many types ‘fall up a ladder’ while heading to the shower, where he had a lot of help.
Usually by the time a guy got to Captains Mast or Courts-Martial he had been attended to by his peers.
Of course, I am talking many years before PC ran rampant.
Well, it’s a little bit clearer. Basically, what you’re saying is that soldiers do not want to be perceived as complainers or whiners(sort of like hitting the abuse button here) and so usually take care of the problem themselves. And in the old days that was fairly accepted.