“I am relieved the Navy sided with me,” Lt. Cmdr. Wes Modder told me.
Modder, a highly decorated veteran who once ministered to an elite Navy SEAL unit, had been given a “detachment for cause” letter in February.
Earlier this year, a gay married officer was assigned to be Modder’s assistant. The assistant initiated the complaint against the chaplain because of his views on homosexuality and same-sex relationships.
He was removed from his job after his commander accused him of being intolerant and unable to “function in the diverse and pluralistic environment” of the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Goose Creek, S.C.
Navy Personnel Command rejected the commander’s recommendation to fire Modder, Military Times reported.
Instead, the chaplain, who is endorsed by the Assemblies of God, was cleared of all wrongdoing and will be allowed to retire — marking the end of nearly 20 years of military service.
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3 comments:
He know what homo sailors do to each other and is sickened by it.
Being "allowed to retire" may reflect that the Navy acknowledges that its policies are lacking and that the Chaplain has a valid case regarding those policies.
The command at Goose Creek is, in the big scheme, a tiny Navy asset in terms of personnel numbers. It's where basic training in nuclear propulsion is done.
If I were at the overseeing command level for this facility, I would be investigating the facility's commander and the assistant chaplain who made the official complaints.
He knows what "Going Down", in the Navy really means to these sailors!
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