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THE WEEK, Page 26SOCIETYIt Ain't Flattery, Guys
The Navy comes to grips with sexual harassment in the ranks
For most women, catching the hey-baby bloodshot eye of a
drunken sailor is about as pleasing as walking past a bevy of
foul-tongued construction workers. Unfortunately, the women
present at a Las Vegas naval gathering in September witnessed
an even darker side of the military man on the make. In a memo
issued last week, Navy Secretary H. Lawrence Garrett III
implicated 70 officers in an investigation of sexual harassment
at the now infamous Tailhook convention. Part of the shenanigans
at this annual meeting of Navy and Marine aviators included
lining up in the halls of the Hilton Hotel and pawing at the
breasts and buttocks of any unlucky woman who walked by.
At least 26 women -- more than half of them officers --
were assaulted at the convention, but an initial inquiry into
the incident turned up few culprits, because male pilots
remained tight-lipped on the subject of after-hours "fun."
Garrett's memo fiercely chastised the six men directly involved
in the incident, but also targeted those who refused to
cooperate with the investigation and the commanding officers
present at the Hilton who did nothing to end the lewd goings-on.
The Navy says it is taking appropriate action against all those
involved and started a service-wide program against sexual
harassment.