The man set to become the Navy's next top admiral has instead chosen to retire because of his association with a former Navy public affairs officer investigated two years ago for inappropriate conduct.
In a stunning development, William Moran, the man set to become the Navy's next top admiral and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has instead chosen to retire because of his association with a former Navy public affairs officer investigated two years ago for inappropriate conduct.
"Adm. Bill Moran recently brought to my attention that over the past two years he maintained a professional relationship with an individual who was held accountable and counseled for failing to meet the values and standards of the Naval profession," said Spencer in a statement. "I made this difficult decision based on an open investigation into the nature of some of my personal email correspondence over the past couple of years and for continuing to maintain a professional relationship with a former staff officer, now retired, who had while in uniform been investigated and held accountable over allegations of inappropriate behavior," Moran said in a statement.
A senior defense official said that the officer Moran had been in contact with was retired Cmdr. Chris Servello, a former Navy public affairs officer. According to the official, Moran had been in contact with Servello for public affairs counsel. As a result of the investigation, Servello was given a non-punitive letter of reprimand and allowed to retire from the Navy.
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