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http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/0603/05academy.html
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 6/4/03
Naval Academy chief quits amid conduct probe
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy has resigned in response to findings by Navy investigators that he had grabbed the wrist of a Marine sentry who had asked for his identification.
The Navy said in an announcement Wednesday that Vice Adm. Richard J. Naughton submitted his resignation Tuesday during a meeting with the Navy's top officer, Adm. Vern Clark, and Clark accepted it.
Naughton, who had been in the job only one year, was accused of improper contact with a Marine sentry at the Naval Academy after he grabbed the sentry's wrist. An investigation by the Navy's inspector general substantiated the allegation as well as a "general failure to promote good morale."
In a statement issued by the academy, Naughton said: "Over the past few months, too much attention has been focused by media and others on the superintendent. Because of this attention, I have asked the chief of naval operations to reassign me elsewhere and to bring in new leadership that can take the academy where it needs to go."
The incident with the sentry happened last New Year's Eve. The (Baltimore) Sun reported that Naughton, who was dressed in civilian clothes and with a group of friends, became upset after the guard asked for his identification.
Witnesses have offered differing accounts of what unfolded, Navy spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr. Pauline Storum said in February. According to The Sun, Naughton flashed the identification quickly and the guard asked for a closer look, leading to the confrontation.
At one point, the guard backed away and reached for his canister of pepper spray, the newspaper reported, citing an unidentified academy official relaying a witness' account.
The Navy inspector general also investigated a number of "interactions" between Naughton and academy faculty and staff, which were allegedly overly confrontational or demeaning, the Navy announcement said.
The report by the inspector general was reviewed by Adm. William J. Fallon, the vice chief of naval operations, who agreed with the substantiation of improper contact with the Marine sentry. Fallon met with Naughton on May 28 and "counseled him on his lapse in judgment and conduct," the Navy said.
Naval Academy spokesman Cmdr. Rod Gibbons said: "Today's announcement came as a surprise. Vice Adm. Naughton is well respected, and we will be sad to see him leave."
Naughton will be temporarily replaced by Vice Adm. Charles W. Moore Jr. until a successor can be nominated and confirmed by the Senate.
An Iowa native, Naughton began his Navy career in 1964 as a cadet at the academy. Before being named Naval Academy superintendent last year, he was in charge of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, a "Top Gun" training ground for Navy pilots in Nevada.
Naughton also served as executive officer and commander of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. During the 1991 Persian Gulf War he commanded the USS New Orleans, which landed Marines in Kuwait and led mine-clearing operations in Kuwait's harbor.
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Reminds me of this one:
A Marine PFC was standing his first post at gate guard and an Admiral comes to the gate with his driver. The Marine stops him and asks to see some ID. The Admiral says "I'm an Admiral in the US Navy and I don't have to show you any ID." He orders the guard to stand aside and the driver to continue. The PFC draws his pistol and says "This is my first day, sir. Do I shoot you or your driver."
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If you load a mudfoot down with a lot of gadgets he has to watch somebody a lot more simply equipped - say with a stone axe - will sneak up and bash his head in while he is trying to read a Vernier. - Robert Heinlein
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Opforlt,
You are referring to LTG JAMES J. LINDSAY.
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