Is administrative duty in Hawaii a punishment? Detroit, yes. Hawaii, no.

There must be more to this story because the punishment ludicrously outweighs any "crime."

The guys a sub sailor! Getting drunk now and again is part of the gig. Proves he's trustworthy and normal to his crew and not some Washington, stuffed shirt, politically correct piece of shit. Which, unfortunately, seems to be the real focus of today's military brass. Where else in the world do you get a court marshal for giving a terrorist a fat lip or get a silver star one day for damn near dying in battle and then get Monday morning quarterbacked by a bunch of desk riding chickenshits and relieved of command?

Ship/Sub Captains must maintain distance from sailors. Even other officers. 'It's lonely at the top.'

This is the way it is. This is the way it must be.

administrative duty=dead end to your armed forces career, Fidel. He won't get further promotion or opportunities. He'll be a desk jockey until he retires. That's the nature of the "punishment".

The guy is a sub commander, not a sub sailor. Get drunk with other sub commanders - not with a bunch of ROTC college kids (or even your own subordinates). Reminds me of Larry Eustacy partying and getting drunk with college students - how dumb can you be? This guy is a sub commander, not a frat dude.

One of the better senior officers I've ever worked with. Kudos to Charley B's comment.

Getting drunk and acting in ways that are "unbecoming of an officer" is not the Navy / Military life (despite what popular myth, movies, and TV would have us believe.) Commanders do not get drunk with their men. They may have a drink or two, but it is imperative they maintain control of themselves at all times public and private. No serviceman can respect or properly follow a person who is not a leader and has no self-discipline. This is especially the case in the company of ROTC students!

This mans career is essentially over as it should be. He may have been a good submarine commander in the past, but whoever that man was, is now gone. It is time for this man to contemplate just who and what he is and move in his life towards where that is pointing him.

This has nothing to do with political correctness. It has to do with Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice concerning fraternization. As a senior officer and a sub commander, he should have known better. His actions were clearly inappropriate and unbecoming an officer.