The Navy secretary approved a “conditional retirement” for Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley, effective Wednesday, pending completion of an ongoing naval inspector general investigation. That allows Harley to retire as a two-star rear admiral and receive the benefits of that rank for now. Harley told The AP that the college was under fiscal strain because the Navy hadn’t fully funded new missions. A small group of longtime college employees filed an anonymous complaint about Harley in April 2018 with the Navy’s inspector general. Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield assumed command of the school Aug. 1.

Source: thestar December 31, 2019 19:41 UTC