Inconsistent application of policy is bad
Inconsistent application of policy whether in military or in business cannot and should not be tolerated. VADM Fowler, current but short-lived Superintendent at Navy learns it the hard way with an early dismissal.
My favorite line?
Adm. Gary Roughead, directed an exit by the first week in August, saying it would "better position the Naval Academy for success in the upcoming year,
Loosely translated ... we didn't want to embarrass a career Navy man on the eve of his retirement by publicly relieving him of command for failure to lead and conduct unbecoming.