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Road to 350: What Does the US Navy Do Anyway?

Flash said:
From the article, ADM Caudle reached out to the SecDef nominee on offering to help him prepare for his confirmation hearings, which ain't exactly kosher for the Fleet Forces Commander. Him reaching out was confirmed by the Admiral's spokesman.

Before Pete Hegseth had even been sworn in as defense secretary, Admiral Caudle, then the head of a major Navy training command, offered to help Mr. Hegseth prepare for his politically contentious Senate confirmation hearing, according to current and former defense officials.

Then, after Secretary Hegseth took office, a member of Admiral Caudle's staff reached out to Secretary's staff and suggested him for the job of CNO.

..soon after Mr. Hegseth took office, he fired the first woman to lead the Navy: Admiral Caudle’s boss. Days later, a senior officer on Admiral Caudle’s staff contacted Mr. Hegseth’s team in another breach of protocol. His pitch: Mr. Hegseth should choose Admiral Caudle to be the next chief of naval operations.



Mr. Parlatore is not just another lawyer though, he is a currently 'special advisor' to Secretary Hegseth in addition to previously representing the Secretary and President. He was also given a direct commission as a CDR in the reserves as a JAG when he had previously only been a SWO LT, when the Navy stopped direct commissioning reserve JAG's about 30 years ago.

So not just an attorney representing some rando wealthy people, he is an official who is a personal advisor and previously personal attorney to the CNO's boss/es.
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Is there an ethical regulation violated here?

I would think that the NYT would have pointed it out if that was the case.
 
Spekkio said:
Is there an ethical regulation violated here?
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On who's part, the lawyer or the Admiral? The lawyer? Likely not, as their ethical regulations seem to often be whatever they want them to be. The Admiral? He bypassed his chain of command to directly offer his advice and counsel to a person soon to be the senior civilian in the Department of Defense, which may or may not have 'violated an ethical regulation' but likely violates several Defense and Navy regulations and rules with the whole bypassing the CoC thing.

The fact that you seem to have no problem with what occurred certainly says...something.
 
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