Having worked for a test lab, I can say that she should have just followed the test procedure. At the same time, we don't know her qualifications other than th

Having worked for a test lab, I can say that she should have just followed the test procedure. At the same time, we don't know her qualifications other than that she is a 'metallurgist'. We do know that the Navy assessed no impact in the end. Maybe she used her knowledge of metallurgy to determine that the 'stupid' requirement was not needed, and maybe she was right. But she obviously handled it the wrong way.