CDR SALAMANDER: From Vice Chief of Naval Operations to Federal Prisoner, and for What? “While, at the end of the day, this is a personal failure, this also represents an institutional failure with regard to our General Officer and Flag Officer (GOFO) cadre. As the cohort is not good at policing itself, and the bad apples are left to sit in the bucket, spoiling the bunch, then Congress needs to step in to put in more guard rails.”