I was on Missile Combat Crew for a total of ten years. Six in Titan II and four in Minuteman. These EWO tests are not political in nature, they are technical tests to show you can proficiently process, decode, and execute the encrypted messages that are received down in the capsules. These messages could be anything up to and including launch messages.
There always were scenarios given within these tests that could trip a person up but they were not political in nature but technical and procedural.
This was just plain old cheating and extremely terrible cheating at that. I read a post earlier that these people should be kicked out of the Air Force but, depending on the type of information passed via unsecured cell phones, many of them should end up in Leavenworth.
I know it sounds as if I am dancing around and not giving solid answers but this is EWO and I cannot divulge what actually goes on or the contents. It would be just as bad as those men.
This is one of the things I like about F/R; responses from people in the know.
The cheating on these tests coupled with possible drug use sounds like there is a serious problem.
Thanks for the comment.