Word: tailhook
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...post-Tailhook Navy being overly sensitive to political correctness? Absolutely not, said Naval Operations Chief Jeremy Boorda, as he explained why the Navy had withdrawn its prime candidate for the Pacific command. Boorda argued that a lengthy (and possibly hostile) Senate confirmation hearing for Admiral Stanley Arthur, who has been criticized for his handling of a high- profile sexual-harassment case, would leave a dangerous command vacancy that must be filled as soon as possible...
...Tailhook: Case Closed...
...prosecution of the 1991 Tailhook sex scandal that rocked the Navy and Marine Corps came to a close when the Marines dismissed the last case pending against an officer because of insufficient evidence, leaving a record of no trials, though some punishments, for the 145 cases targeted by the Pentagon for investigation...
...Navy, Admiral Jeremy Boorda, promised to speed up plans to assign women to all surface vessels and perhaps even allow them aboard submarines, the Navy's last all-male bastion. "The goal is all ships; the goal is everything," commented Boorda, who also said a repeat of the Tailhook sexual-assault scandal "would simply not be tolerated...
...Chief of Naval Operations, to retire with his four stars and full pension. But what was expected to be a low-key event turned into a bruising battle after the Senate's seven women -- Democratic and Republican alike -- united to target Kelso for his disputed role in the Tailhook sex scandal...