{"id":37471,"date":"2019-10-05T23:05:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T23:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/05\/report-co-forced-minions-to-write-his-fitrep-gave-secretary-panic-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:39:13","slug":"report-co-forced-minions-to-write-his-fitrep-gave-secretary-panic-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/10\/05\/report-co-forced-minions-to-write-his-fitrep-gave-secretary-panic-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: CO forced minions to write his FITREP, gave secretary \u2018panic attack\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/10\/05\/navy-cyber-unit-commander-fired\/\" target=_blank>Cmdr. Jesus \u201cManny\u201d Cordero-Vila <\/a>was at the helm of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.public.navy.mil\/fltfor\/navcomtelsta\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=_blank>Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Sicily<\/a> for only about nine months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in that time, the CO allegedly forced his subordinates to write his fitness reports, outlawed the mention of his predecessor\u2019s name, provoked a panic attack in his secretary, tried to \u201cvoluntell\u201d sailors into community service projects and seemed to harbor little knowledge about the basics of his command\u2019s cyber mission, according to an internal investigation obtained by Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cordero took command of the Italy-based unit in January 2018 and was relieved in September of that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A complaint to the Inspector General sparked a probe, which revealed that shortly after he arrived in Italy his leadership style began to bother multiple members of the command, which provides communications for personnel in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A redacted copy of the investigation\u2019s report was provided to Navy Times following a Freedom of Information Act request.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/10\/05\/navy-cyber-unit-commander-fired\/\" 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\/Cordero.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\">Navy cyber unit commander fired<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The commander was relieved last month after an investigation raised questions about his &quot;integrity and leadership,&quot; Navy officials said.<\/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\">The assignment came late in Cordero\u2019s career, but the prior-enlisted information professional officer from Puerto Rico had no previous command or executive officer experience, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His XO was a meteorology and oceanography officer and his command master chief had been a master-at-arms \u201cwith no communications experience,\u201d it noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Except for Cordero, officials cloaked all identities in the report provided to Navy Times, even the name of its author. But it reveals that this officer was troubled by Cordero\u2019s \u201cdisturbing lack of candor\u201d when faced with the allegations made by some of his sailors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe adamantly denied all wrongdoing, even low-level infractions that were corroborated by numerous witnesses, and in one case, by the other two members of (the unit\u2019s leadership),\u201d the investigator wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Sept. 27, 2018, letter informing Cordero of his relief, Navy Fleet Cyber Command head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/navydata\/bios\/bio.asp?bioID=742\" target=_blank>Vice Adm. Timothy White<\/a> chastised him for this alleged evasiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPerhaps most disappointing was your unwillingness to take responsibility for even the smallest of indiscretions, as well as repeated, vigorous and obvious false statements, severely compromising your integrity and judgement as a leader,\u201d White wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now stationed in Maryland, multiple attempts by Navy Times to get Cordero\u2019s side of the story through telephone calls, emails and text messages were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Requests for comment sent through Navy public affairs officials also went unanswered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.public.navy.mil\/fcc-c10f\/Pages\/home.aspx\" target=_blank>U.S. Fleet Cyber Command<\/a> spokesman Cmdr. David Benham declined to say whether Cordero was disciplined in the wake of the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/09\/27\/navy-fires-admiral-because-of-off-duty-incident\/\" 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=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ross.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\">Navy fires admiral because of \u2018off-duty incident\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Rear Adm. Erik M. Ross took the helm of Expeditionary Strike Group 2 on July 24.<\/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\">A few months into his tour, Cordero forced junior personnel to write his FITREP after he missed a March 2018 deadline to send bullet points on his performance to superiors, the investigation found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe had others write his FITREP bullets,\u201d said one unnamed senior chief in the report. \u201cOfficers and chiefs had to submit bullets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A copy of the XO\u2019s email beseeching department heads to help their CO with his FITREP is included in the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe XO\u2019s email directed input in the form of personalized bullets for CDR Cordero\u2019s FITREP, formatted as if he had written them,\u201d then signed off on it and it was routed up the chain of command, the investigator wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He later denied having subordinates write his FITREP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDid you ever ask or task subordinates to write your FITREP?\u201d the investigator asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c(Laughing) No! Absolutely not,\u201d Cordero said in an interview transcript. \u201cOh my god no. (Laughing) absolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/07\/31\/trump-nixes-nams-for-4-prosecutors-tied-to-seal-case\/\" 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=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Trump-Gard2.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\">Trump nixes NAMs for 4 prosecutors tied to SEAL case<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">It&#039;s not the first time a tweeting Trump has interjected himself into the case.<\/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\">While some subordinates praised Cordero for trying to connect with junior enlisted sailors, his habit of handing out so-called \u201cspot\u201d Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, or NAMs, troubled other members of this leadership team, according to the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A month after arriving, Cordero began awarding spot NAMs to the unit\u2019s sailors \u201cbut did not consult with the awardee\u2019s chain of command,\u201d personnel told investigators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These decorations generally are bestowed on sailors to recognize specific acts or a series of meritorious achievements, but in one instance a sailor who had just been verbally counseled for performance issues was given a spot NAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sailor\u2019s department head did not support the practice of awarding spot NAMs and other officers and chiefs also raised concerns about it, the investigator wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe was handing out NAMs like cookies,\u201d the senior chief said. \u201cThe chain of command was not consulted and we would have to go back and sign the paperwork after the fact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A \u201crunning joke\u201d among the chiefs\u2019 mess was that Cordero was buttering up sailors before the command climate survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With 31 years in uniform, Cordero is highly decorated, with awards that include a Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, a Joint Service Commendation Medal, four Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals and seven NAMs, according to his military records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s also authorized to wear the Enlisted Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist, something he earned at the beginning of a career that included stints at sea on the Spruance-class destroyer Arthur W Radford, the minesweeper Devastator, the guided-missile frigate Halyburton and the amphibious assault ship Bataan.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/09\/17\/fired-helo-squadron-co-bound-for-the-brig\/\" 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=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Neuhart2.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\">Fired helo squadron CO bound for the brig<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The case of Cmdr. John M. Neuhart wound through the courts for nearly three years.<\/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\">Several sailors reported that Cordero derided his predecessor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nassigonella\/posts\/ncts-holds-change-of-command-ceremonyby-mc2-christopher-gordonnas-sigonella-publ\/10156133550228336\/\" target=_blank>Capt. Donald Hocutt<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSailors were ordered not to say CAPT Hocutt\u2019s name,\u201d the investigator wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCDR Cordero often became upset when CAPT Hocutt\u2019s name was mentioned,\u201d one sailor recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another sailor \u201cstated he also heard CDR Cordero say that CAPT Hocutt was not a good sponsor, that he (CDR Cordero) was sent to fix problems caused by CAPT Hocutt, and that CDR Cordero did not want to \u2018hear about (expletive) CAPT Hocutt again,\u2019\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t give a (expletive) how CAPT Hocutt did it, do it this way,\u201d the senior chief recalled Cordero saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cordero denied making those statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy would I say that?\u201d Cordero asked. \u201cThat makes absolutely no sense. CAPT Hocutt is a great friend of mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the probe began, Cordero expounded on loyalty during an unrelated all-hands call, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you\u2019re going outside\u2026you\u2019re not being a team member, you\u2019re being selfish,\u201d one sailor recalled Cordero saying. \u201cDon\u2019t bring up stuff outside the Chain of Command.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/09\/24\/command-master-chief-fired-for-sliding-into-facebook-messages-of-another-chiefs-wife\/\" 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=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PCU-Hudner.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\">Command master chief fired for sliding into Facebook messages of another chief\u2019s wife<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Stephan J. Raniszewski was fired as the senior enlisted leader of the future warship Thomas Hudner this spring.<\/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\">Cordero\u2019s secretary allegedly became &#8220;stressed out, crying, and having panic attacks\u201d over the CO\u2019s treatment, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cordero \u201cgot angry if she was absent from her desk for even a small period of time,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI couldn\u2019t go to the head without the CO freaking out,\u201d the secretary told the investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI couldn\u2019t go out of the office for more than two minutes without this happening. I had to let the CO and the Admin (lead petty officer) know if I was going to the head. I had to actually ask to go to the head.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report indicated that when the \u201csecretary went to urinalysis, the CO was yelling from his officer for her.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One chief reported that while she was pregnant, Cordero made comments to her about how women \u201ccan bounce back\u201d from pregnancy and spoke of a Japanese woman he knew with seven kids who still had a \u201cgorgeous body.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile the CO was saying all of this to me there are three sailors waiting in the (passageway),\u201d the chief told investigators. \u201cI checked and one of them had heard the CO\u2019s remarks to me. I don\u2019t feel harassed, but I told the CMC that the CO needs to be careful of what he says.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/09\/25\/ig-complaint-pits-trump-decorated-operators-against-rear-admiral-who-fired-a-seal-team-triad\/\" 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=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEAL-MAIN.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\">IG complaint pits Trump, decorated operators against rear admiral who fired a SEAL team triad<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Two highly decorated SEALs fire a blistering broadside at WARCOM.<\/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\">Cordero told NCTS Sicily sailors that then-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/navydata\/bios\/navybio.asp?bioID=605\" target=_blank>Vice Adm. Michael Gilday<\/a>, his boss at Fleet Cyber Command, urged him to improve relations with the Italians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cordero began placing an emphasis on community relations \u2014COMREL \u2014 sometimes at the expense of the unit\u2019s mission, according to the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One effort to beautify a local school met with hesitance by some sailors, who described the facility as \u201cchaotic\u201d and unsafe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChildren were disregarding their teachers, misbehaving, fighting, and making lewd sexual remarks,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many sailors were uncomfortable with the campus and did not volunteer for future projects there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This displeased Cordero, who had spent his own money on paint and other supplies for COMREL events, according to the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVoluntell them or I will!\u201d Cordero warned his department heads, the senior chief recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senior chief said he told the command master chief that \u201cvoluntelling\u201d sailors to attend COMREL events \u201cwas highly inappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe stated to me that it was fine,\u201d the senior chief added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cordero later changed his tone, asking staffers to \u201chighly encourage volunteers,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At one point, the unit\u2019s administration department was ordered shut down \u201cfor an entire day in order to provide personnel for a COMREL,\u201d the investigation indicates, but that\u2019s not how Cordero remembered it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCDR Cordero denied that the number of COMREL volunteers was discussed at a (department head) meeting, denied being aware of a shortage of volunteers, and denied that the XO ordered the Admin Department shut down,\u201d the investigator wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now a four-star admiral, Gilday became the 32nd Chief of Naval Operations on Aug. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/09\/12\/why-southcom-says-it-fired-admiral-who-ran-the-guantanamo-bay-detention-center\/\" 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=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RADM-RING.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\">Why SOUTHCOM says it fired admiral who ran the Guantanamo Bay detention center<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Rear Adm. John C. 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