Here’s why the command master chief of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy was fired
By Geoff Ziezulewicz
Tuesday, Sep 14
Former Command Master Chief Brett VerHulst resigned his position as senior enlisted leader of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in April. (Coast Guard)
The fired command master chief of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy had a reputation for getting too close and “huggy” with female cadets and academy personnel, weirding out some women and raising eyebrows in academy circles, according to academy personnel and cadets interviewed as part of a service investigation obtained by Navy Times.
Master Chief Brett VerHulst was relieved and simultaneously resigned as the academy’s senior enlisted leader in April, a move that Superintendent Rear Adm. William Kelly made permanent a few months later.
Kelly opted not to pursue criminal charges against VerHulst, and he has since retired at his current paygrade.
“No punitive action was taken,” the investigation states.
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2021/09/14/heres-why-the-command-master-chief-of-the-us-coast-guard-academy-was-fired/
