Submarine Commander Drank With Cornell Students

He was dismissed for his actions during a March 10 visit to Cornell's Navy ROTC program:

The submarine officer who was relieved of his command of the Pearl Harbor-based USS Chicago this week had been out drinking with Navy ROTC cadets at Cornell University.

The U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force said Tuesday that Cmdr. Jeff Cima was found guilty of drunkenness and conduct unbecoming an officer.

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Capt. Larry Olsen, professor of naval science and commanding officer of Cornell's NROTC unit, told the Star-Bulletin that Cima was at the Ithaca, N.Y., campus on March 10 to talk about the nuclear power program.

After the talk, Cima and a lieutenant junior grade from the Chicago joined about a dozen Cornell cadets for a pizza and alcoholic drinks, said Olsen, also a submarine officer.

"The commander and the lieutenant had way too much to drink," Olsen said.

As midnight approached, the cadets were unsure what to do.

"They (the cadets) did the right thing and called my staff lieutenant, who took the two officers back to the hotel," Olsen said.

Olsen said the lieutenant reported the incident to him the next day, and he turned the matter over to officials at Pearl Harbor.