what s become known as the tailhook scandal. i was in high school when the tailhook sexual assault scandal hit. i remember it vividly because up until that point the military had always been to me this bastion of rigidity and order and control. and tailhook was anything but. this is not the raucous party. this was a case where we had sexual assault on women. in september, 1991, thousands of natural and marine corps officers gathered at a las vegas hotel to attend the annual tailhook convention, a three-day event known for its panels and parties. soon after, word of debachry made its way to top naval brass. undersecretary dan howard says the navy has identified some individuals who molested women at the convention. he promises they eventually will be punished by their base