Therein lies the vast majority of the problem. The Goat Locker ain't what it used to be.
Let's not go there.
To everyone, there seems to be a lot of finger pointing of where culpability ultimately lies. I think the answer is in the original post. Under what circumstances would anyone think it is acceptable, when asked of criminal record type transgressions, to not provide full disclosure. There is a culture, whether we like it or not, that standards are not required to be maintained (this thread is proof). It's not the goatlockers fault. It's not the wardrooms fault. It's not the dirty blueshirt's fault. The Navy, as a whole, needs recalibrated.
I can blame the recruiter for recruiting a sailor who thought hiding criminal record information as ok. I could blame the organization responsible for background checks for not catching the missing record. I could blame the RDC for not adequately instilling the Navy Core Values in the recruits short 8 week fiesta known as boot camp. I could blame the service schools for lowering there standards in the bean counters attempt to lower attrition. I could blame the sea command for its role in fostering a "if you ain't cheatin' you ain't tryin' " atmosphere. When does the blame game stop? It should stop at the sailor. But what do I know.
Instead,
WE will just institute a series of corrective actions, amend someones policy notes, put an entry into the night orders about how some issue was bad and document the deficiency as fixed. After all, training documented is training done. We've all accepted this some time or another.
