Another "don't punish one, punish EVERYONE" policy
Uugh -- insanity seems to have creeped into our leadership's ranks if this is the direction they continue to go down. A very stupid new policy / idea, that if allowed to go forward will be just one more nail in the coffin of getting outstanding junior officers who may be sitting on the fence about whether to stay to finally say enough and test greener pastures in civilian life.
Has there been a rash of alcohol related incidents in those who have been relieved of command? Yes, yes there has. But I ask you, what percentage of those who have commanded or are currently commanding over the past decade HAVE been relieved? 5%? 10%? I'll be willing to bet the % is MUCH lower.
So, in the ranks of the Navy's leadership there has been a few bad eggs. Guess what, the same thing happens in civilian society. And in the SecNAV's eyes, the behavior of a VERY SMALL minority warrants demonstrating a lack of trust in the vast majority of those who do the right thing, every day.
We used to have a saying for these types of situations, where the leadership punishes everyone for the behavior of a small few: "When one guy poops his pants, we ALL have to wear diapers." This is a fine example of that; a policy that stinks to high heaven (pun intended) because leadership feels they have to DO SOMETHING or it makes them look bad.
If you treat everyone like children, then don't be surprised if they start behaving like children and take their ball and go home...