5,000 People Represents a Statistical Sample, Not an Isolated Group of Outliers

I read the OP Honors investigation materials again last night, now the third time through the entire document. In my opinion, something important is missing from the findings.

The report wants the reader to believe that what took place on the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) with regard to the leadership failures in dealing with the videos is an isolated incident to a single ship, and the report is constructed in a way to give the reader an impression that the leadership cultural issues are isolated to a single ship or community.

The problem with this approach is that 5,000 sailors over a period of years is not an isolated sample, rather it represents a large statistical sample of the entire Navy - clearly a sample large enough that it would be credible for any survey.

I encourage people to think about this and read the report again, this time instead of looking for insights regarding what the report reveals about the situation on the USS Enterprise (CVN 65), think critically about what the situation on the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) reveals about the culture of the Navy.

Why did 5,000 people collectively react the same way to certain things in the videos, for example, no one at any level of leadership reacted when the XO intimidated the crew over SITE-TV for dissenting to the content of the video; describing those who disagreed with him as 'gutless.'

Is the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) really an isolated ship of 5,000 people where leadership will aggressively discourage dissent or disagreement to the content of ideas? Is the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) really an isolated ship of 5,000 people where silence on the topic by leaders on the ship was interpreted by the collective thousands as consent?

Remember, we are not talking about dissenting orders or instructions - we are talking about dissenting or disagreeing with the content of discussion, in the OP Honors case through the medium of video.

I can think of several examples where this could legitimately have manifested itself in other places in the Navy over the last decade, but want to fully develop my thoughts before discussing this topic further.

The Honors investigation report did not cover the broader subject of Navy culture reflected by the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) incident, but I think ignoring that topic would be a big mistake.