Word: tailhookers
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...Supreme Court, which last ruled on sexual harassment in 1986, did not need stacks of legal documents to convince them that it was time for a fresh look at the issue. The subject has dominated the news over the past two years, from the Tailhook scandal that rocked the Navy to beleaguered Senator Robert Packwood, who is accused of harassing 26 women, to the case of Justice Clarence Thomas, who came close to being kept off the court in 1991 because of Anita Hill's accusations...
Nothing like two years of unremitting public contempt to throw a wet blanket on a party. The 36th convention of the Tailhook Association, the Navy and Marine Corps carrier pilots society, took place in San Diego last weekend, and it was a somewhat more low-key gathering than the bacchanalian riot that occurred the last time the organization met, two years ago in Las Vegas. Back then, the attendees sexually assaulted dozens of women, and their behavior resulted in 40 disciplinary actions, 11 court-martial investigations, the resignation of a Navy Secretary, the near firing of the Navy...
...account of Tailhook's reputation, a militant feminist "security patrol" with Guardian Angel-like berets and walkie-talkies circled the perimeter to protect other women on the hotel grounds, but the leader admitted that "it seems to be a pretty tame crowd. They're all old. I guess what we're doing is - mostly symbolic." Participants in the Mrs. America pageant, who happened to be convening in another hall 200 yds. away, also displayed uneasiness. Mrs. Florida, Jacqueline Mallery Solomon, said she had "expressed my concern" to the hotel and asked for "proper security...
...Tailhook Admiral Stays...
Defense Secretary Les Aspin refused to remove Admiral Frank Kelso II from his post as Chief of Naval Operations, overruling Navy Secretary John Dalton. In a report on the scandalous 1991 Navy Tailhook convention, Dalton had placed ultimate responsibility on Kelso for the pilots' sexual assaults...