Kerry was reputable sailor. From his honorable service as an enlisted guy, through OCS, and his time sailing towards Vietnam. He lost it though, while there, and needed a quick out. He got it, and went on to defame the folks he served with.
It was a good move for him. He reached star status and ended up as a US Senator. Not bad work for a traitor.
Honorable service as an enlisted guy? You obviously have no clue ... another pontificating ignoramus who never served day one in any branch of the U.S. military.