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Navy kicks out 34 for roles in cheating ring at nuclear power training site
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/navy-kicks-out-34-for-roles-in-cheating-ring-at-nuclear-power-training-site-1.299137
Navy kicks out 34 for roles in cheating ring at nuclear power training site
By Robert Burns
The Associated Press
Published: August 20, 2014
WASHINGTON — At least 34 sailors are being kicked out of the Navy for their roles in a cheating ring that operated undetected for at least seven years at a nuclear power training site, and 10 others are under criminal investigation, the admiral in charge of the Navy's nuclear reactors program told The Associated Press.
The number of accused and the duration of cheating are greater than was known when the Navy announced in February that it had discovered cheating on qualification exams by an estimated 20 to 30 sailors seeking to be certified as instructors at the nuclear training unit at Charleston, South Carolina. Students there are trained in nuclear reactor operations to prepare for service on any of the Navy's 83 nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers.
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Unlike an Air Force exam-cheating scandal that came to light in January at a Montana base that operates land-based nuclear-armed missiles, the sailors involved in the Navy cheating had no responsibility for nuclear weapons.
Navy investigators did, however, find one key link between the two episodes. Their investigation report said "a triggering event" for the unidentified sailor at Charleston who alerted superiors to cheating on Feb. 2 was media reports a few weeks earlier about exam cheating at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. Nearly 100 nuclear missile launch officers were implicated at Malmstrom.
"This increased his concern enough about being caught to outweigh the group behavior of his peers," the report said, apparently alluding to peer pressure this unidentified sailor may otherwise have felt not to report the misconduct.
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Navy kicks out 34 for roles in cheating ring at nuclear power training site
By Robert Burns
The Associated Press
Published: August 20, 2014
WASHINGTON — At least 34 sailors are being kicked out of the Navy for their roles in a cheating ring that operated undetected for at least seven years at a nuclear power training site, and 10 others are under criminal investigation, the admiral in charge of the Navy's nuclear reactors program told The Associated Press.
The number of accused and the duration of cheating are greater than was known when the Navy announced in February that it had discovered cheating on qualification exams by an estimated 20 to 30 sailors seeking to be certified as instructors at the nuclear training unit at Charleston, South Carolina. Students there are trained in nuclear reactor operations to prepare for service on any of the Navy's 83 nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers.
<snip>
Unlike an Air Force exam-cheating scandal that came to light in January at a Montana base that operates land-based nuclear-armed missiles, the sailors involved in the Navy cheating had no responsibility for nuclear weapons.
Navy investigators did, however, find one key link between the two episodes. Their investigation report said "a triggering event" for the unidentified sailor at Charleston who alerted superiors to cheating on Feb. 2 was media reports a few weeks earlier about exam cheating at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. Nearly 100 nuclear missile launch officers were implicated at Malmstrom.
"This increased his concern enough about being caught to outweigh the group behavior of his peers," the report said, apparently alluding to peer pressure this unidentified sailor may otherwise have felt not to report the misconduct.
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