{"id":22428,"date":"2021-04-28T19:38:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T19:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/04\/28\/former-coast-guard-academy-command-master-chief-faces-allegations-of-inappropriate-conduct\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:22:04","slug":"former-coast-guard-academy-command-master-chief-faces-allegations-of-inappropriate-conduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/04\/28\/former-coast-guard-academy-command-master-chief-faces-allegations-of-inappropriate-conduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Coast Guard Academy command master chief faces allegations of \u2018inappropriate conduct\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/04\/27\/us-coast-guard-academy-command-master-chief-resigns\/\" target=_blank>U.S. Coast Guard<\/a> has launched an investigation into \u201calleged inappropriate conduct\u201d by the former command master chief of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/04\/27\/us-coast-guard-academy-command-master-chief-resigns\/\" target=_blank>Coast Guard Academy<\/a>, officials confirmed Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Command Master Chief Brett VerHulst abruptly resigned as senior enlisted leader of the academy on Tuesday for reasons that remain unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Academy spokesman Cmdr. 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