{"id":21564,"date":"2019-07-31T15:22:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T15:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/31\/cno-nominee-vows-probe-into-navy-seal-scandals\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:57:45","slug":"cno-nominee-vows-probe-into-navy-seal-scandals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/07\/31\/cno-nominee-vows-probe-into-navy-seal-scandals\/","title":{"rendered":"CNO nominee vows probe into Navy SEAL scandals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The nominee for the Navy\u2019s top uniformed post promised to \u201cquickly and firmly\u201d deal with any leadership failures among his service\u2019s special operations forces in the wake of a series of embarrassing scandals for the elite sailors<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tapped to take over as the next chief of naval operations, Vice Adm. Michael Gilday<\/a> told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that investigations into alleged misbehavior by those service members are still ongoing and he was anxious to review the findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEthics is a particularly important point for me and that begins at the top of my leadership and extends through all of the flag officers as well as our commanders, right down through the chief petty officers, who I consider a critical link to ensure that every day we go to work, we bring our values with us,” he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It is especially important in combat that those values be maintained.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t