The investigation into alleged misconduct which led to the fiscal year 2018 E-9 selection board's early April 12 termination is still ongoing, but there will be no fallout that impacts this year's E-8 and E-7 boards, officials say.

"Both the E-8 and E-7 selection boards are proceeding as scheduled," said Lt. Cmdr. Nathan Christensen, spokesman for the chief of naval personnel.

The E-8 board is slated to begin its work on Monday, April 24. This year's E-7 board will convene June 26.


It could be a while before the investigation gets to the bottom of what happened at Navy Personnel Command in Millington, Tennessee, that led to the nixing of the E-9 board, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Meanwhile, the source indicated that multiple solutions are being considered in deciding on the method and timing for convening a new board, but nothing has been decided yet.

"We are committed to ensuring that all boards are conducted in a fair and unbiased manner; invalidating this board and convening a new board shows our resolve to deliver on that," Christensen said. "The Navy's board process is sacrosanct — the selection board process must be a fair and impartial process."

Christensen said that Navy Personnel Command is working now to find space in the already-packed selection board schedule, but stated that any new board would be a completely reworked membership. A message will be released once those new details are decided on to identify an appropriate time and space for conducting a new board with new membership, he said.

A NAVADMIN will be released containing the specifics once the new board has been approved.

About Mark D. Faram

Mark D. Faram is a former reporter for Navy Times. He was a senior writer covering personnel, cultural and historical issues. A nine-year active duty Navy veteran, Faram served from 1978 to 1987 as a Navy Diver and photographer.

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