On the SSN Exam Cheating Article

I have posted my reaction to the Daily Beast article discussed by Robert Farley over at the US Naval Institute blog.

Am I being too cruel to the author? Perhaps, but as the early comments in Robert's post suggest, I am certain that my opinion of the author will reflect a majority of opinions by the Navy community at large that reads The Daily Beast article. I also think the culture issue raised is too serious to dismiss outright simply because the author is remarkably ignorant in regards to the value of submarines in the 21st century. Once you trim off the authors opinions from the article and focus on his testimony of experiences as a recently retired submarine officer, there are some pretty serious allegations being made that cannot nor should not be dismissed.

You can read my comments here.