Inside The Tailhook Scandal: A Naval Aviator's Story

Download or read book Inside The Tailhook Scandal: A Naval Aviator's Story written by Captain Robert L. Beck, U.S. Navy Ret. and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When thousands of naval aviators and flight officers gathered in Las Vegas in September 1991 to celebrate their victory in the First Gulf War, none could have imagined that their behavior during Tailhook ’91 would have such devastating consequences for the Navy. Just weeks after the annual reunion’s conclusion, rumors of a raucous late night gauntlet made up of junior officer jet jockeys began to surface. It wasn’t until a female Navy lieutenant complained in writing to her