Playbill

July, 1996

Ever Since Tailhook, gender politics has swamped the Navy. Admirals and officers have walked the plank--but to no lasting effect. Conduct Unbecoming, by Dana Priest of The Washington Post, is an up-to-date log of this salty state of affairs. Where rum, sodomy and the lash once ruled, zero tolerance now holds sway. Or does it? The fire below decks may still rage, but some brass are being punished for nothing worse than faulty social sonar.Guess what? It's election year. This month we put our mone...