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