[USNBandit]

I would submit an answer for people to chew on. If you look at the year group for the CO of this ship, probably 92-94 and the average SWO has a commitment of 5 years. That would have allowed his peers the first chance to get out in 97-99 timeframe, when the economy was doing quite well. As a result a lot of talent left and a lot of morons were able to "float to the top", as it were.

The same thing happened in Tac Air several years ago. Because the commitments are longer the year groups are different, but we saw a lot of COs in the fighter community getting canned for cause, and they were some real freaks. A lot of their talented peers had jumped to the airlines when they were hiring in the mid to late 90's. The two Whidbey COs getting the axe for DUI is an statistical anomaly for two in one year, but that and fraternization are the most common cause .

[chargers fan]

It’s true. With the drawdown coming the military is looking at finally kicking these people out.

[SeaHawkFan]

Oak Harbor is a small town. Got to be pretty stupid to drink and drive in that town.