This cracked me up when I read it. Add this to the paper work not processed and she was just plain incompetent....but the pay was good.
Damn, I remember how my Group Commander would make unannounced visits at my tac park when I was a young LT in Germany. Scared the bejeebers out of everybody in the chain of command, especially those Friday afternoon visits. Considering that his drive from his HQ was about 90 minutes, everybody's weekend was screwed if the visit went poorly.
Same thing with those friendly quarterly/semiannual drop-ins from the 32nd AADCOM Deputy CG, at least when it was BG Archie Cannon. Damn, he was fun to be around, though it didn't quite seem so much fun back in 77-78 during the Carter years.
How Karpinski ever made it past Captain is a mystery to me. On second thought, maybe not. Shoplifting? WTF?