I want to know who it is specificaly who is doing it, or under whose orders. They never admit to doing it or respond when customers point out the un-ethical scam that it is. And its been documented by many for a long time.

Don't complain or argue with them, unless you want your xp gain to be secretly reduced too.

I too, have noticed a significant jump in all three categories (Rookie, Expert, Vet) while being blasted.  It had been only rookies, but can be very significant.

Also, when you have to expend 300-500 experts just to get 10 vets, and then they turn around and get killed off, something is amiss.

The real question is why an increase in the kill rate?

I "lost" 7 vets yesterday.
Let's start a lynch mob with tar feathers, pitchforks and everything!

nothing to see here, move along

Once again, I haven't lost any.  Must mean it's zero.

Has anyone also ever considered that during the event, you end up with more vets so the chance of them being lost are higher too?

Before the event, the sailors I was leveling had only experts.  Naturally during the event I converted many to vets.  Now that I have (more) vets I am likely to lose them although I have been lucky not to.

In the last several months though, the most I have lost are several skills and no vets but you don't see me posting a "thanks SDE for removing vet deaths" post.

And you do know there are ways to save your vets right?

People who play this game for a couple of years know at what times of the year these occurs.

With some common sense you'll know that medics are a colossal waste of time and crew space.

just played 2 games in a cv, lost multiple skilled sailors on every wave. scammers....