Not the first time I've seen the navy make that kind of mistake (though the result was a lot more funny than tragic). There was an incident back in 1984 (which made the national press) when a seamen under close arrest awaiting a serious charge was used to make up the numbers on the naval equivalent of an AOC formal inspection parade at a major naval base. Needless to say the Matlot in question decided that if he was going down, he was going to do it in style. So when the Admiral got to him during the open order part of the parade, He punched the Admiral in the face.