Navy to Approve E-8 Results

The Inspector General of the Bureau of Naval Personnel has reported that the results of the recent E-8 selection board were not compromised by the unauthorized release of working documents from the board. Vice Adm Gerry Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, has determined the board results will be released while the investigation into who transmitted the unofficial documents will continue. “I’m confident that the board was not compromised in any way,” Hoewing said, “and I have complete confidence in the board’s procedures and the interim findings of the investigation.” Cmdr. Ron Hill, the Navy’s chief of personnel in Arlington, Va., and a spokesman for Hoewing, said, “The investigation clearly showed the leak happened after the board’s work was complete and the selection process was not compromised in any way.” The Navy plans to begin notifying E-8 selectees soon.