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Navy officer lost job for secretly installing internet on warship to check social media (fortune.com)

submitted 2 months ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world

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A U.S. Navy chief who wanted the internet so she and other enlisted officers could scroll social media, check sports scores and watch movies while deployed had an unauthorized Starlink satellite dish installed on a warship and lied to her commanding officer to keep it secret, according to investigators.

Internet access is restricted while a ship is underway to maintain bandwidth for military operations and to protect against cybersecurity threats.

The Navy quietly relieved Grisel Marrero, a command senior chief of the littoral combat ship USS Manchester, in August or September 2023, and released information on parts of the investigation this week.

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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If the military imprisoned soldiers for being dumb, there would be no military.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Exactly. You only imprison people for malicious actions. If they're just dumb, demote and reassign elsewhere.

[–] Trigger2_2000@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

What this NCO did was not dumb; it was calculated and intentional violations of multiple rules and regulations they (and the others involved) knew very well. Then they tried to cover it up when people started asking questions.

Absolutely no sympathy for them in my book. These are supposed to be the leaders other enlisted look to emulate.