Yeah they are finito obviously, which is why at first I didn’t believe this. A friend of mine is in the SS and never in a million years could I picture him doing something like this considering what he went through to get the job. Marine corp, then a NYC cop, then the SS. But on the other hand ye olde booze can make anyone crazy. I remember 20 years ago I was at a conference for my job and some higher ups got drunk and set off fire alarms and fire extinguishers in the hotel. Just a huge WTF?? Not only were they fired but also arrested.
Back when I was a frogman, half of the guys would remove their wedding bands when traveling “ex-conus” or out of the continental 48 states.
Seriously, half of the guys would go for anything in a skirt, once they were out of the country.
A first-class beach resort hotel in Cartagena in advance of a major conference would look like the after-party for the Miss Colombia Pageant. It would just be swarming with “10s.”
That’s a lot of temptation.
That's why I have a firm rule of no more than one alcoholic drink at any work-related gathering. You DON'T want to accidentally say how you really feel about senior management when they are walking by behind you.