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Sailor sentenced to 30 days in Okinawa after falling asleep on watch

By Duffel Blog Staff · Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 5 October 2022 · 1546

A sailor in Okinawa prepares for liberty.

USS DECATUR (DDG 73) - Captain Mark Leon, commanding officer of the Destroyer USS Decatur, sentenced Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Rachel Watson to thirty days in Okinawa at a non-judicial punishment earlier this morning.

BMSN Watson, who pleaded guilty to falling asleep while standing watch, broke down in tears as the sentence was read. “Please!” she shouted, falling to her knees.“Put me on restriction! Bust me down in rank instead!”

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