Captain Robert L. Beck U.S. Navy Ret.'s Inside The Tailhook Scandal: A Naval Aviator's Story PDF

By Captain Robert L. Beck U.S. Navy Ret.

whilst hundreds of thousands of naval aviators and flight officials collected in Las Vegas in September 1991 to have a good time their victory within the First Gulf struggle, none can have imagined that their habit in the course of Tailhook ’91 could have such devastating outcomes for the army. simply weeks after the yearly reunion’s end, rumors of a raucous past due evening gauntlet made from junior officer jet jockeys started to floor. It wasn’t until eventually a feminine military lieutenant complained in writing to her army superiors, and in individual to former military captain, Sen. John McCain, that the irritating information got here to gentle. therefore started the best upheaval within the background of the united states army. for almost 3 years, it remained a compelling front-page drama, even making it to the personal quarters of the White condo. even supposing the scandal brought on compelled retirements one of the Navy’s best brass, courts-martial, investigations, and court cases, many stay confident that justice has nonetheless no longer been served. whole with pictures and unique files, contained in the Tailhook Scandal: A Naval Aviator’s tale is a private account from the viewpoint of a naval aviator who used to be an “insider” having first labored within the military place of work which backed Tailhook ’91 and consequently within the military place of work which carried out one of many preliminary investigations. It describes the story’s twists and turns, the hindrances and machinations, and the foremost avid gamers lots of whom have been Vietnam comrades-in-arms, mentors, and shut own friends.

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