Laurels Literary Magazine Spring 2014 | Page 24

others before us. For three months ten young women in my division endured dishonor, cowardliness and rejection, the opposite of the Navy’s true motto: HONOR, COURAGE and COMMITMENT. He was demoted to E1, with a reduction of pay and 198 days in prison. His decision affected all in charge and they too lost their careers because they knew. The Navy gave them all a final command: ABOUT FACE, FALL OUT! 24