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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nWe first wrote about Peter Mims when his shipmates found him<\/a> below decks of USS Shiloh hiding, after they had searched the Philippine Sea. The Navy Times<\/a> updates the story;<\/p>\n He had financial problems, his marriage had fallen apart and his chain of command was riding him about qualifications. He\u2019d sought mental health counseling, but was not treated when he needed it most.<\/p>\n Before he disappeared from the cruiser Shiloh on June 8, Mims was known for making crazy-yet-sincere claims. Shipmates recalled him saying he had been to space, and that he could shoot fireballs out of his hands.<\/p>\n After he went missing and sparked a massive, 5,500 square-mile man overboard search across the Philippine Sea, the ship\u2019s crew continued a hopeful and fruitless search for him inside the claustrophobic catacombs of the ship\u2019s engineering spaces.<\/p>\n A week after he disappeared \u2014 and after his family was notified of his presumed death \u2014 a search crew found him hiding in an escape passage leading out of a sweltering engine room.<\/p>\n He was covered in urine and feces, and had a camelback, a multi-tool, Peeps candy and an empty peanut butter jar with him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Navy Times’ exclusive reportage is pretty extensive and detailed – Geoff Ziezulewicz did a really good job. You should read the whole thing. <\/p>\n After reading it all, I don’t know how the Navy didn’t see Mims’ bizarre behavior coming – but it looks like the Navy is divesting themselves of him at a reduced rank. I suspect he’ll be a phony SEAL on our Stolen Valor page soon. <\/p>\n Thanks to AW1Ed for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"