SOFREP Being an Army guy my entire career, I’ve never had the pleasure of spending months at a time onboard a ship at sea with the Navy. I’ve heard tales that it can be less than exciting. I suppose that would be especially true if you were an internet junkie who gets a bit twitchy if they spend any amount of time not being able to check into Facebook or Instagram. Such was the case with former US Navy Command Senior Chief Petty Officer Grisel Marrero, and she found herself in a mess of trouble because of it.
Marrero found herself in hot water after she and a group of senior enlisted personnel secretly installed an unauthorized Starlink satellite system aboard the USS Manchester during its 2023 deployment to the West Pacific. The satellite dish was surreptitiously set up, allowing the chiefs to access the internet for personal use, including checking social media, sports scores, and streaming movies.
For security reasons, internet access is restricted when a ship is at sea. Bandwidth must be available for actual military operations and not streaming American Idol.
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