話題討論：英國核潛艇艇長與下屬在潛艇上嘿嘿嘿并錄像，曝光后被解職

At the time, the commanding officer and his crew probably thought that this episode would go down as just another example of the sort of ribald tomfoolery that sailors had engaged in since time immemorial, one that would elicit considerable mirth and envy among their fellow submariners. When word of this filtered up the chain of command, however, the reaction was decidedly different. Upon hearing of this incident, Adm. Harold E. Shear (Vice CNO) immediately ordered Adm. Isaac Kidd, Jr. (CinCLantFlt) to relieve Stevenson of his command. According to Adm. Shear, Adm. Kidd did not need to be told even once, as he had already issued the same order to Vice Adm. Joel Williams, Jr., Commander Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet (ComSubLant).

當(dāng)時，這位指揮官和他的船員可能認(rèn)為，這件事將作為水手們自古以來犯下的下流愚蠢行為的又一個例子沉入歷史，而且這件事將在他們的潛艇同伴中引起相當(dāng)大的歡笑和嫉妒。然而，當(dāng)這一消息傳到指揮系統(tǒng)時，人們的反應(yīng)卻截然不同。聽到這一事件后，海軍上將哈羅德·e·希爾(美國海軍副作戰(zhàn)部長)立即命令海軍上將小艾薩克·基德(辛辛那提航空公司)解除史蒂文森的指揮權(quán)。據(jù)希爾海軍上將說，基德海軍上將甚至一次都不需要回報，因為他已經(jīng)向大西洋艦隊潛艇部隊指揮官、海軍中將小喬爾·威廉姆斯發(fā)出了同樣的命令。
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Recalling Finback to port, Vice Adm. Williams immediately relieved Stevenson of his command and called him to an admiral’s mast. He recounted that, “[Stevenson] said I was over-reacting to something that was very innocent.” The admiral rather colorfully pointed out, however, that “The pictures weren’t innocent. He had this almost naked gal climbing up the ladder to the sail. …She was out there clogging on his sail planes in wooden shoes while alongside her they had a lookout who was wearing a life line and life jacket for his own safety…. Think about her falling off, being chewed up by the screws.” He concluded that, “It was just gross. No judgment and no moral values.” To that end, he fined Stevenson $2,000, issued a negative fitness report, and a letter reprimanding him for demeaning his position and not following Navy Regulations governing the presence of women on board a submarine.

將芬貝克召回港口后，威廉姆斯中將立即解除了史蒂文森的指揮權(quán)，并把他叫到海軍上將的指揮室。他回憶說，“(史蒂文森)說我對一些非常無辜的事情反應(yīng)過度了?！比欢?，海軍上將相當(dāng)豐富多彩的指出，“這些照片并不是無辜的。他讓這個幾乎一絲不掛的女孩爬上這艘船的梯子。她在平衡舵上跳踢踏舞，而在她旁邊有一個瞭望員，為了他自己的安全，他穿著救生衣和救生衣。想想她掉下去，被螺旋槳攪碎?！彼偨Y(jié)道:“這太惡心了。沒有判斷，沒有道德價值?！睘榇?，他罰款史蒂文森2000美元，發(fā)布了一份負(fù)面的稱職報告，并寫了一封信，指責(zé)他貶低自己的職位，不遵守海軍關(guān)于潛艇上有女性的規(guī)定。
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Despite the rapidity and unanimity with which Stevenson’s superiors made their decision, there were many who questioned whether or not his infraction merited such harsh punishment. There were, after all, plenty of other examples of such puerile behavior in the Navy’s history, and many could recall the days when “A Girl in Every Port” was an unspoken part of the recruiting slogan, “Join the Navy, See the World.”. When asked about his reaction to the incident, President Gerald Ford, a Navy veteran, demurred.

盡管史蒂文森的上級迅速而一致地做出了決定，但仍有許多人質(zhì)疑他的罪行是否值得受到如此嚴(yán)厲的懲罰。畢竟，在海軍的歷史上，這種幼稚行為的例子比比皆是，許多人還能回憶起“每個港口的女孩”是征兵口號“加入海軍，看世界”中不言而喻的那部分的日子。當(dāng)被問及對這一事件的反應(yīng)時，海軍老兵杰爾德·福特總統(tǒng)表示異議。

Capt. Joseph K. Taussig, Jr. (Ret.), who had received the Navy Cross for his heroism at Pearl Harbor, was considerably more forthright. He agreed to represent Stevenson during his appeal, believing that the punishment had been disproportionate to the “crime,” particularly for an officer who otherwise had an excellent record. Indeed, he found the whole incident to be the sort of thing that would have made Stevenson a legend among sailors everywhere, telling People magazine that “they would have lied like heck, embellished his story and built it up.” Stevenson himself maintained that he simply doing whatever he could to maintain crew morale after completing a labor-intensive overhaul.

小約瑟夫·k·陶西格上尉因在珍珠港的英勇行為而獲得海軍十字勛章，他的觀點要更加直率。他同意在史蒂文森上訴期間代表他，認(rèn)為懲罰與“罪行”不成比例，尤其是對于一個在其他方面記錄良好的軍官來說。事實上，他發(fā)現(xiàn)整個事件會讓史蒂文森在各地的水手中成為傳奇，他告訴《人物》雜志，“他們會撒謊，美化他的故事，并添油加醋。”史蒂文森自己堅稱，在完成了這次繁重的檢修后，他只是在盡他所能保持船員士氣。

These criticisms and more were echoed by those outside of the Navy, often in rather cutting terms. The Los Angeles Times, for example, lambasted the Navy for spending $191,000 on transportation to and from the annual Tailhook convention in Las Vegas (which had also hired topless go-go dancers) while Stevenson “l(fā)et the crew pass the hat to pay Ms. Futch instead of billing the Navy.” The paper went on to note rather acidly, “That showed such a lack of ingenuity that perhaps the reprimand was well deserved.” Syndicated columnist Smith Hempstone wrote, “Almost certainly Stevenson acted unwisely in allowing the exuberant Miss Futch to throw caution and pasties to the wind on the deck of an American naval vessel without the imprimatur of higher authority…. But morale is critical to the performance of submariners, and unauthorized acts hold an honorable place in the annals of the sea.” People Magazine accused the Navy of being “stiff-necked,” declaring that, “Ensign Pulver [a character from the film Mr. Roberts] would have loved her [Cat Futch], but today’s Navy is more no-no than go-go.” Then there was humorist Dick West, who asked, “Does a topless dancer on deck improve the efficiency of a submarine?” and speculated that it would be a useful diversionary tactic against enemy subs, assuming one could figure out how to enable go-go dancers to dance while submerged. Most humiliatingly of all, Secretary of the Air Force John L. Lucas roasted Secretary of the Navy J. William Middendorf, Jr., at a luncheon, quipping, “Even the Navy thinks $100 million too much to spend for a go-go platform.”

這些批評和更多的批評得到了海軍以外的人的應(yīng)和，通常措辭相當(dāng)尖銳。例如，《洛杉磯時報》抨擊海軍在往返拉斯維加斯一年一度的Tailhook大會上花費了19.1萬美元(該大會還雇傭了赤裸上身的舞蹈演員)，而史蒂文森“讓船員把帽子傳給了富奇女士，而不是向海軍收費?！痹搱蠼又喈?dāng)尖銳地寫道:“這顯示出如此缺乏獨創(chuàng)性，也許這種指責(zé)是當(dāng)之無愧的。”辛迪加專欄作家史密斯·亨普斯通寫道:“幾乎可以肯定的是，史蒂文森在沒有得到上級批準(zhǔn)的情況下，允許精力充沛的富奇小姐在一艘美國海軍艦艇的甲板上隨意搔首弄姿，這是不明智的行為……但士氣對潛水員的表現(xiàn)至關(guān)重要，未經(jīng)授權(quán)的行為在海洋史冊上占有光榮的地位。”
《人物》雜志指責(zé)海軍“死板”，宣稱“普爾弗少尉(電影《羅伯茨先生》中的一個角色)會喜歡她(貓福奇)，但今天的海軍更多的是被拒絕而不是被接受?！比缓笫怯哪骷业峡恕ろf斯特，他問道:“甲板上的半裸舞者能提高潛艇的效率嗎?”并推測這將是對付敵人潛艇的一種有用的分散戰(zhàn)術(shù)，假設(shè)一個人能弄清楚如何讓跳熱舞的人在水下跳舞。最令人羞辱的是，空軍部長約翰·l·盧卡斯在一次午餐會上對海軍部長小j·威廉·米登多夫進(jìn)行了抨擊，打趣道:“就連海軍也認(rèn)為花1億美元買一個先進(jìn)的平臺太貴了?！?/b>
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