{"id":41967,"date":"2018-06-21T21:37:50","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T21:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/21\/mcpon-calls-it-quits-sudden-retirement-comes-amid-ongoing-investigation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:09:45","slug":"mcpon-calls-it-quits-sudden-retirement-comes-amid-ongoing-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/06\/21\/mcpon-calls-it-quits-sudden-retirement-comes-amid-ongoing-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"MCPON calls it quits: Sudden retirement comes amid ongoing investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=86aba3af-d35b-42cd-b6ce-3e2fb119a187\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-86aba3af-d35b-42cd-b6ce-3e2fb119a187.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven Giordano announced his resignation on June 21<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (SG\/IW) Steven Giordano resigned Thursday as the Navy\u2019s 14th senior enlisted leader, leaving the top job vacant for the first time since it was created more than 50 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His resignation comes amid an ongoing investigation by the Navy\u2019s inspector general into allegations he fostered a toxic work environment in his Navy office.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The complaint was filed by a member of his own staff, according to sailors familiar with the investigation.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Giordano\u2019s announcement was posted on the Navy\u2019s Facebook page, but gave no official date for the retirement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson acknowledged Giordano\u2019s resignation on his Facebook page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have accepted Master Chief Giordano&#8217;s offer to step aside as the MCPON effective immediately. I appreciate his recognition that the situation had become untenable,\u201d Richardson\u2019s message said. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow we need to move forward \u2014 together \u2014 as a Navy striving with all our energy to become a more lethal fighting force&#8230;America expects no less.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Giordano\u2019s own message had a different tone. <\/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\/06\/15\/like-working-for-a-pop-star-or-hollywood-diva-navy-investigating-mcpon-amid-reports-of-toxic-workplace\/\" 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=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PPBI3NCJE5EWBHKFKXBTPGLONE.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\">\u2018Like working for a pop star or Hollywood diva\u2019: Navy investigating MCPON amid reports of toxic workplace<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Sailors who have worked with Giordano say that he has a ferocious temper, a bullying leadership style and can be verbally abusive.<\/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\">\u201cMy love for our Navy and our sailors is absolute,\u201d Giordano wrote in the Facebook message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor that reason, I seek to avoid any distraction from the success of our sailors and our mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have informed the Chief of Naval Operations that I intend to step aside and submit my retirement request, in order to allow the CNO, our CPO Mess, and our sailors to continue to move forward with the initiatives we have begun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Giordano made no specific mention of the allegations against him in the message and it\u2019s unclear what the status of the investigation is. Also unclear is whether Giordano could face any disciplinary measures from the Navy if the investigation finds any wrongdoing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy officials have made no announcements about the investigation or the status of the MCPON\u2019s office, which has not been empty, ever, since it was created in 1967. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The office of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson did not immediately respond to questions from Navy Times about the status of the investigation or whether Richardson will appoint an interim MCPON while a successor is found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Giordano\u2019s retirement from office comes just one year, nine months and 19 days since he took over from MCPON (AW\/NAC) Mike Stevens, making him the shortest serving MCPON in history, with a total of just 658 days in \u201cthe seat,\u201d as MCPONs refer to 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\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/06\/21\/wheres-mcpon-senior-enlisted-grow-accustomed-to-not-having-their-leader\/\" 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\/4215625.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\">Where\u2019s MCPON? Senior enlisted \u2018grow accustomed to not having\u2019 their leader<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven Giordano has been absent on the many important issues facing the Navy during his time as the top enlisted leader.<\/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 total is 198 days fewer than MCPON (SW\/FMF) Joe Campa, who served for just over two years and four months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Campa also retired from office in 2008, stating he\u2019d accomplished what he set out to do. Campa\u2019s unexpected decision to retire caught many by surprise and it was later revealed he was also battling an undisclosed medical condition at the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Giordano\u2019s term has been rocky, as the career cryptologist took office while surrounded by revelations of past fraternization and adultery while he was an E-6. But Giordano owned up to his misconduct and said he learned from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI utilized this incident to shape who I became as a husband, father and sailor,\u201d he told Navy Times in an email exchange shortly after taking office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt this point in my term as the 14th Master Chief Petty Officer of Navy, I have no agenda but to visit and listen to our sailors and their families stationed around the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it was the fact he didn\u2019t come into the job with any agenda that became a problem. Giordano set out on an aggressive travel schedule during his first months in office. He would later tell Navy Times that he was in a \u201clisten and learn\u201d mode and that those conversations would fuel the development of an agenda that would be released.<\/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\/2016\/09\/25\/misconduct-nearly-ended-his-career-how-tough-lessons-shaped-the-new-mcpon\/\" 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=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nav-mcpon-promo.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\">Misconduct nearly ended his career. How tough lessons shaped the new MCPON.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Steven Giordano was a superstar first class petty officer when a lapse in judgment nearly scuttled his military career. \r\n<\/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\">Such a comprehensive to-do list never materialized, though, resulting in constant urging from his staff that he needed to engage the enlisted force \u2014 particularly his nearly-30,000 strong Navy-wide chiefs mess on the issues of the day, which included a massive compromise of the E-9 selection board in April 2016, a rise in command master chief firings due to misconduct and the deadly ship collisions in 7th Fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A year ago, in response to growing complaints from the fleet about MCPON\u2019s silence on big Navy issues, Giordano granted Navy Times a rare interview in which he said that he was a different style of leader and tended to work behind the scenes, but had put together an agenda that would soon be revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople operate differently and use different mechanisms to communicate for different reasons \u2014 that\u2019s the leaders we all grow into being,\u201d Giordano told Navy times in a May 2017.<\/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\/06\/19\/mcpon-takes-leave-amid-ig-investigation\/\" 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\/N44AS5L2RFG2HHJJGES4PTUOOI.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\u2019s top enlisted leader takes leave amid investigation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Navy&#039;s top enlisted leader is accused of fostering a hostile work environment.<\/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\">\u201cIf you know me at all, you know I\u2019m the type of person that will not go into a position with any kind of intent, without knowing what\u2019s going on out there in the environment that we operate in every day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But as time went on, a clear agenda never emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He did send a message to all the Navy\u2019s chiefs saying they were off track, though his message never stated any root causes, and his solution was that all Navy chiefs needed to read the CPO creed for a rudder correction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent weeks brought forth the allegations that his office was a toxic work environment, resulting in a nearly 100 percent turnover in staff during his brief tenure as MCPON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple former staff members from his office spoke to Navy Times on condition of anonymity, numerous senior sailors painting nearly identical pictures of life in Giordano\u2019s Pentagon office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a man defined by a passive-aggressive leadership style, laced with a horrific and unpredictable temper,\u201d said one former staff member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBehind closed doors, MCPON Giordano takes on an alter ego that is condescending and defaming to the senior leaders and junior staff alike on a regular basis, totally contradicting his own publicly preached values 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