That said, she doesn’t deserve her rank. If a man had committed half of what she had committed, they’d drum him out of the service as an E-1, and he might be facing jail time.
I met a few men during my career who could give Graf a run for her money but who kept climbing the ranks because of connections. Sad to say that promoting people far beyond their competency, while rare, isn't new. It isn't limited to men. And it isn't limited to the Navy.