{"id":34181,"date":"2019-07-11T03:19:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T03:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/11\/navy-to-recommend-three-star-former-cyber-command-chief-to-be-its-top-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:43:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:43:59","slug":"navy-to-recommend-three-star-former-cyber-command-chief-to-be-its-top-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2019\/07\/11\/navy-to-recommend-three-star-former-cyber-command-chief-to-be-its-top-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy to nominate three-star for CNO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/video\/dntv\/2017\/09\/18\/exclusive-interview-with-us-navy-secretary-richard-spencer\/\" target=_blank>Navy Secretary Richard Spencer<\/a> will nominate the three-star former head of Navy\u2019s Cyber Command to become the 32nd chief of naval operations, a deep selection for the sea service\u2019s top officer unseen since 1970.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three sources told Defense News that Vice Adm. Michael Gilday, the Director of the Joint Staff since March 1, will be promoted over his four-star colleagues, who will stay at their current commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019ll succeed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2018\/04\/18\/the-navys-top-officer-talks-acquisition-sub-building-and-the-future-of-naval-warfare\/\" target=\"_blank\">Adm. John Richardson<\/a>, whose tenure was marked by a steadfast push to modernize and toughen the Navy in an era of great power competition as well as twin guided-missile destroyer collisions that killed 17 sailors in 2017 and the ongoing \u201cFat Leonard\u201d public corruption scandal that gutted a generation of high-ranking officers serving in the Japan-based 7th Fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gilday, 56, and other Navy leaders met with President Donald J. Trump late Wednesday and received his blessing, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/white-house-picks-adm-mike-gilday-to-be-next-chief-of-naval-operations-11562800536\" target=_blank>Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense News reported Tuesday that Gilday was under consideration for the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2019\/07\/09\/navy-secretary-weighing-3-star-selections-for-top-navy-officer-sources-say\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gilday.jpg_bee885.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Navy secretary may skip 4-star candidates in selecting top Navy officer, sources say<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Navy Secretary Richard Spencer is weighing nominating a three-star admiral to the Navy&#039;s top uniformed position, bypassing the current crop of four-star admirals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His rapid promotion comes after the downfall of Adm. 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Bill Moran out as Navy\u2019s next CNO<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Moran abruptly announced his retirement Sunday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the law allows for presidents to dip into the ranks of vice admirals to fish out a CNO, it hasn\u2019t been done since President Richard Nixon recalled Vice Adm. Elmo \u201cBud\u201d Zumwalt Jr. from Vietnam to serve as his top naval officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dwight D. Eisenhower also promoted Rear Adm. Arleigh Burke over 92 flag officers to become his CNO in 1955.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But for the most part, presidents have stuck with four-stars as their choices. If confirmed by the Senate, Gilday will pin on his fourth, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gilday is the son of a sailor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1985 and became a surface warfare officer, according to his official biography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He served on board the guided-missile destroyer Chandler and cruisers Gettysburg and Princeton before commanding destroyers Higgins and Benfold and Destroyer Squadron 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sea combat commander for the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, he later commanded the Dwight D. 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