Originally Posted by Excargodog

Horse***t. The man did not say substance abuse he said chemical dependency, and all military members are randomly screened for that and have been since the "Golden Flow" days post Vietnam. It is not credible to believe that this woman would have had a drug problem not picked up during her time in the military, nor, for that matter, an alcohol problem that wouldn't have been manifest during three tours in the sandbox, where I can assure you there aren't a lot of local taverns, if you've never been there personally.

Nor would any of this explain hotel security videos of the captain forcing an incapacitated woman toward HIS room rather than assuring that She got safely to her own. Nor would it explain the Flight Attendant's call to the company expressing concerns about what was going on.