Sigh.. I don't know, guys.. Would I, as a work center chief, really want my guys coming to me and informing every time someone did something wrong/against the rules? Would I even want a work center full of guys who every time their conscience got the better of them, felt the need to self-report? I don't think I would. Should integrity have a sliding scale... Nooooo, but there is a difference, in my eyes, between on one hand radioing maintenance, and on the other hand, drinking underage.
Ship in port, Monday morning comes around. PO Jones approaches me after quarters, and says "Chief, I was out Sat night and saw PO Smith drinking. He doesn't turn 21 for another 2 months." I suppose I'd rather not have that sort of work center where folks ran to turn each other in, no matter what the reason.
On my first ship, we were a pretty tight work center, and covering for each other went on. When a certain ET2 got thrown in a Tijuana jail, we scrambled, got a lot of money together, and pretty much bribed him out of there. He was underway with us on monday morning, and we all breathed a sigh of relief, and life went on. I'm not sure I'd like it the other way.