Sailors punished for using notes during test

[unhappycamper]

Thirteen sailors aboard the carrier Harry S. Truman were punished in May in connection with cheating on a nuclear propulsion test.


Sailors punished for using notes during test
By Andrew Scutro - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Nov 23, 2009 13:39:50 EST

Thirteen sailors were punished in connection with a cheating incident on a nuclear propulsion test aboard the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman in early May, according to a spokesman. This is the second cheating scandal involving a carrier in a year and the third to involve the nuclear-powered force since September 2007.

None of the sailors was ranked above E-6, and none was identified by the office of Naval Nuclear Propulsion.

All were punished with disciplinary or administrative action. Eight of the 13 sailors lost their nuclear Navy enlisted classifications and were kicked off the ship, said Lukas McMichael, a spokesman for Adm. Kirkland Donald, director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion. He said five sailors were permitted to stay aboard and keep their nuclear qualifications following captain’s mast.

McMichael did not detail the sailors’ involvement, but the event unfolded when a proctor caught two sailors with notes during a “continuous training examination,” also called a “level of knowledge” test.

After the incident, the roughly 300 remaining nuclear-qualified members of the ship’s reactor department retook the test.


Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/11/navy_truman_112309w/

[no_hypocrisy]

1. How passe. Kids in classrooms use their cell phones . . . .

[Captain Hilts]

2. What the Hell, Truman hated aircraft carriers too!

[unhappycamper]

3. Yea, but the USS Truman costs only $4.5 billion sans people and airplanes.

The new Ford-class ships are going to be $11.5 billion sans people and airplanes. And that's before any modifications or overtime.

[Captain Hilts]

4. The Ford is a complete waste of money. 3 NIMITZ for the price of 2 Fords. nt