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I'm just remembering a time at another military academy which I attended eons ago (I refuse to date myself, LOL), when there was a helpful article on finance. In sum, the article suggested using your credit card to buy everything, and pay off the balance the last possible day - thereby theoretically getting interest free use of the money for the billing cycle (of course, in retrospect, it was a silly suggestion that would lull people into screwing up and paying late, but it does work on paper).

The feces hit the fan on that.

The next month, the Comm's office honor goon squad forced the cadet in question to publish a retraction and apology, deeming the interest free use of money, even within the bounds of contract, as an honor violation. Rumor had it (yeah, I know - but it was good rumor) that they pretty well had this firstie afraid he was going to be punted for it.

This simply reminded me of that.

The next month, the Comm's office honor goon squad forced the cadet in question to publish a retraction and apology, deeming the interest free use of money, even within the bounds of contract, as an honor violation.

WTF? Is that under the Sharia Law or what? I didn't know Islamic fundamentalism was so rampant in the military! Ha. What a stupid thing to scare the kid for.

Stories like the one you told - and the current Naval Academy witchhunt, as well as the fury over some squid writing "HIJACK THIS, FAGS" on a bomb destined to annihilate Taliban thugs - are the reason I don't get offended when I am in civilian clothes and some enlisted guy remarks how much he hates officers. Most of them have a story that makes their remark understandable.