Navy Admiral Reprimanded for Public Drunkenness and Nudity

[Eugene]

Source: ABC News

Navy Admiral Reprimanded for Public Drunkenness and Nudity

By LUIS MARTINEZ Dec 7, 2015, 7:57 PM ET

A two-star U.S. admiral has been reprimanded for an incident of public drunkenness and nudity at a Florida trade conference earlier this year.

The Navy announced today that Rear Adm. David Baucom had received non-judicial punishment from the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command in the form of a punitive letter of reprimand permanently filed in his official record.

Baucom was found guilty of violations of conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman and disorderly conduct-drunkenness under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

“Baucom demonstrated poor judgment in his excessive use of alcohol and his resulting personal conduct was not up to the standard expected of all U. S. Navy Sailors,” said Rear Admiral Dawn Cutler, Navy Chief of Information. “The Navy is committed to holding personnel, regardless of rank or position, accountable for their actions and preserving good order and discipline.”

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[Gidney N Cloyd]

1. I suspect this article is a case of "burying the lead"

[nitpicker]

2. Military Times' take

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/12/07/david-baucom-story-florida-conference-public-nudity-drunkenness/76881816/


Navy two-star fired for public drunkenness, nudity

By David Larter, Staff writer 7:23 p.m. EST December 7, 2015


One of the Navy's top supply officers has been fired and rebuked for drunkenness and nudity that was fueled by hard drinking at a trade conference in Florida, becoming the Navy's most senior officer removed from their post this year.

Rear Adm. David Baucom was removed from his job as the director of Strategy, Policy, Capabilities, and Logistics at U.S. Transportation Command in October after an investigation into his misbehavior in April while attending the National Defense Transportation Association's Transportation Advisory Board in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

On the night of April 7, Baucom attended a dinner with about 70 conference attendees and imbibed all or part of at least eight drinks, according to an investigation released by the Navy after inquiries from Navy Times.

Baucom, 56, became so intoxicated that he was unable to stand and had to be brought by a hotel employee back to his room. Later, he was discovered wandering naked through public areas of the hotel, seeking a towel to cover himself, the investigation found.
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[gladium et scutum]

3. Probably torpedos

his shot at CNO