Not justifying or excusing what happened 6 years ago, but I can tell you that G7 is a different place now. The DO now, and who took DCs spot then, is retired from the Navy and very pro-military. One of the FOs in my initial class has been with G7 about three years, but has only spent a few months on line and had to do initial all over as he has spend over 24 months of the roughly 36 months being deployed. Another FO I flew with just a few weeks ago is leaving for a 1 yr deployment in a few more weeks.

You have to remember there are 2 sides to every story, not saying that either one is fully right...