{"id":43379,"date":"2019-09-14T03:10:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T03:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/14\/marines-clear-xo-fired-from-the-navys-gladiators\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:05:35","slug":"marines-clear-xo-fired-from-the-navys-gladiators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/09\/14\/marines-clear-xo-fired-from-the-navys-gladiators\/","title":{"rendered":"Marines clear XO fired from the Navy\u2019s Gladiators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An elated Lt. Col. Michael C. \u201cSham\u201d Nesbitt learned Friday that the Marine Corps had reversed an earlier finding that he restricted a whistleblower from talking to the Inspector General, clearing the way for him to retire honorably at his present pay grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling by Marine Corps Training Command rescinds any report of officer misconduct, which would\u2019ve sent Nesbitt to a board of inquiry to determine whether he conducted himself honorably. An adverse ruling by the tribunal could\u2019ve forced him to exit the service as a major after 22 years of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, Friday\u2019s announcement by the staff of Brig. Gen. Jason Morris was another blow to a Pentagon IG investigation that\u2019s been decried by dozens of military aviators as unfair and riddled with factual errors since its June 12 release, according to internal Navy and Marine Corps documents provided to Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/08\/09\/navy-fires-marine-xo-of-the-gladiators\/\" target=_blank> already cost Nesbitt his job<\/a> as executive officer of the Navy\u2019s Virginia-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.public.navy.mil\/airfor\/vfa106\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Strike Fighter Squadron 106<\/a>, the \u201cGladiators,\u201d and he can never get that back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the protests of his Navy superiors, on Aug. 5 the Marine Corps relieved him after 52 months as the XO of the Navy\u2019s F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet training squadron for the East Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m definitely feeling significantly better today,\u201d Nesbitt told Navy Times Friday. \u201cI think \u2018relieved\u2019 might be the right word, and I\u2019m extremely happy for my family that this is over. 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From late 2017 to mid-2018, the lieutenant filed or assisted others in filing multiple equal opportunity, congressional and IG complaints, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nesbitt\u2019s attorney, <a href=\"https:\/\/parlatorelawgroup.com\/\" target=_blank>Timothy Parlatore<\/a>, estimated that the lieutenant had filed or assisted in the filing of at least 11 IG complaints against the military while at VFA-106, according to a letter to Morris obtained by Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During that span, Nesbitt attempted to communicate with the lieutenant about a range of issues, everything from allegations that he was teaching improper and dangerous landing techniques to junior students learning carrier operations to candid remarks about others failing to trust an officer who hurdled the chain of command to file numerous complaints, according to the IG report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reached Friday evening, Parlatore told Navy Times that the IG probe should\u2019ve stopped there instead of continuing to target Nesbitt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe were very happy to represent Lt. 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Nesbitt, and we\u2019re happy that this was resolved, but it\u2019s unfortunate how far we had to go to get there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the IG ruled that Nesbitt never tried to block the lieutenant from communicating with investigators, the agency determined that his position as the squadron\u2019s XO, combined with his \u201cchoice of words and continual emphasis on using the chain of command first versus reporting matters to the IG, had the effect of attempting to restrict the Complainant from lawfully communicating with an IG.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IG urged senior military officials to \u201ctake appropriate action\u201d against Nesbitt.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/07\/dod-inspector-general-investigating-fewer-allegations-of-senior-official-misconduct\/\" 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=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR-uribe-2-web.jpg.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\">DoD Inspector General investigating fewer allegations of senior official misconduct<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon watchdog has investigated 15 percent fewer allegations of bad behavior against generals, admirals and senior civilians since 2015, according to a report.<\/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\">Training Command officials initially were persuaded that the 20-page report demonstrated that Nesbitt\u2019s actions were tantamount to trying to restrict a whistleblower, but that\u2019s not how he and others in both the Navy and Marine Corps saw it and they fought back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to an internal dossier provided to Navy Times, eight Navy aviators submitted personal statements or other evidence to the Marine Corps in support of Nesbitt, including VFA-106 operations officer Cmdr. 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