I hadn't read about this. Have there been actual NJP's or courts martial regarding this? And has it been reported publicly, or has it been covered up?
MASSIVELY covered up. Talk about it and kiss your career goodbye.
You’re not going to read about it, but it is happening. You’ll really hear about it at the bars after the carrier has left for Westpac duty. They get together and really complain about it (the wives - the ones without kids).
Their husbands come home and talk about it to them.
Try binging it. Google it on a blog search.
I was stationed at a land base and the Navy women were bragging about how much money they made on the tour. They were not talking about their pay either.