Chief’s ‘sea stories’ include at least 4 felonies

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Navy Information Systems Technician Chief Toby “Tobasco” McElhenny has been in the Navy for over 14 years, and in that time has accumulated plenty of résumé-friendly accomplishments: meeting three former presidents, visiting six continents, mentoring countless division officers, and being named Sailor of the Year twice. But McElhenny rarely mentions any of that.

Instead, the chief prefers to regale junior sailors with port-call stories and sea tales that routinely implicate...