He was the third midshipman in less than a year to be sentenced to prison for theft.
Midshipman 1st Class Thomas J. Hayes of South Glen Falls, N.Y., admitted Thursday to sneaking a total of 12 pieces of equipment out of the lab in his backpack.
He said he would not actually take the items until customers had submitted their bids. Then, he would go to one of the labs, Room 61 in Rickover Hall, and take the equipment.
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judging a book by its cover - 2010-04-04 14:18:08
Since I personally know this Mid I'll set you all straight. He does have to pay every dime back for his education and for the incidents. He will be starting his life off in well over $200,000.00 in debt, not to mention a felony and dishonorable discharge.He has NEVER done anything wrong or illegal before and is the type of person that would do anything to help anyone. He has a huge heart and everyone who knows him still thinks the same of his regardless of what has happened.He is a very good person despite what any of you think. He went to several people for help and received nothing that could help the situation. Have you ever had your Mommy call you and threaten her own life if you didn't send cash?? No? Then you have NO idea where he was coming from. We have all been humbled in our lives and this was his moment. The NAVY in this case is the one loosing out because the lost a good one. There's no doubt that he will be better for it and that this has taught him several valuable lessons.
Honor code or not... a "doobie" got a sprint ftball player kicked out that had no previous issues but not a V ftball payer... pretty honorable huh?
It is a sad story and you would think his future is ruined but it is not.
As far as making him sit in the brig until his required tour would have been over...are you serious? 5 years? He is a young man who made a mistake with no record of any kind. A little harsh. He wants to try to start his life over and have a family (and pay every dime back). He is no good to anybody just rotting away in there.
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Yes Rick, it is... - 2010-03-06 18:18:10
Taking something that does not belong to you is defined as a Violation of the Honor Concept (i.e.: Stealing) - smoking a dooby is not.
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Easier way out - 2010-03-06 10:19:19
I guess these fine upstanding folks didn't really want to serve their required tours of duty once they graduated from the academy and found other ways albeit detrimental to their futures to not have to serve. Yes, make them pay back the money to the academy for their education and make them sit in the Brig till their required tours would have been over.
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navy - 2010-03-06 01:19:25
Look at what keeps going on here, I think the navy has a BIG problem and they can't fix it.
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sad.......... - 2010-03-05 13:12:33
This is a mistake only a young person would make i think. So sad that a great future has been ruined. Very sad story.
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May Have to repay - 2010-03-05 12:56:01
I would hope that the middie be required to pay. Since there the Navy usually takes a hard line with making every middie that leaves responsible for restitution. I also wonder, is thievery a violation of the Honor Code?
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