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Fired Navy sub commander had affair with spouse of enlisted sailor
Task and Purpose ^ | February 10, 2020 at 03:17 PM | Paul Szoldra

Posted on 02/12/2020 8:34:14 AM PST by RitchieAprile

The former commanding officer of the USS Montpelier pleaded guilty in December to charges stemming from an inappropriate relationship with the spouse of an enlisted subordinate, according to the Navy's report of trial results.

Cmdr. William B. Swanbeck, who was relieved of command of the fast-attack submarine in June 2018 due to "a loss of confidence in his ability to command," pleaded guilty at a special court martial to conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman as part of a pretrial agreement for engaging in the inappropriate relationship.

Swanbeck was sentenced on Dec. 4 to a reprimand and the forfeiture of $1,500 pay per month for 11 months, the trial results said. Since his relief, Swanbeck has served as a special assistant to the commanding officer of the naval base in Groton, Connecticut, according to his LinkedIn account.

Swanbeck "is still technically assigned to the Montpelier although he was removed from the submarine after he was relieved of command," Cmdr. Jodie Cornell, a spokeswoman for Navy Submarine Forces, told Task & Purpose on Monday. "He will remain temporarily assigned to the squadron until all administrative processes are complete."

At the time of his firing, Navy officials did not provide anything more than a "loss of confidence" as reason for the dismissal, although a spokeswoman confirmed to Navy Times he was under investigation for allegations of "personal misconduct."

A native of Huron, Ohio, Swanbeck is a Naval Academy graduate who commissioned in 1999. He served aboard a number of submarines throughout his career and assumed command of the Montpelier in April 2016. The sub, named for the city of Montpelier, Vermont, is crewed by 15 officers and 129 enlisted members, according to a Navy press release.

Swanbeck's awards and decorations include three meritorious service medals, three Navy and Marine Corps commendation medals, and two Navy and Marine Corps achievement medals, according to Navy records.


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
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CO Jody?
1 posted on 02/12/2020 8:34:14 AM PST by RitchieAprile
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Wife of an enlisted man. What a low life. Too bad he didn’t get a broken nose.


2 posted on 02/12/2020 8:36:43 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: RitchieAprile

Thinking with the little head cost him dearly. Just wondering, was he pursued by the female? If so, still not an excuse.


3 posted on 02/12/2020 8:37:49 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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“Swanbeck is a Naval Academy graduate who commissioned in 1999.”

LOL. Still a graduate?


4 posted on 02/12/2020 8:38:34 AM PST by NorseViking
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...Cmdr. Jodie Cornell, a spokeswoman ...
5 posted on 02/12/2020 8:39:18 AM PST by Calvin Locke
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Broken nose.....?! Surprised he wasn't fixed a lot worse than that.

He's CO of a submarine and can't remember one simple rule.

How does a guy with that kind of judgment get through sub quals any more. Oh yeah I remember. They've done away with hazing so we can be politically correct and not humiliate our crews - until they do something really dumb like run a ship aground or broadside a tanker running on a constant course and constant speed.

6 posted on 02/12/2020 8:43:18 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: RitchieAprile

Are we talking “wife” in the Buttigig sense?


7 posted on 02/12/2020 8:44:10 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: RitchieAprile

What a scumbag.


8 posted on 02/12/2020 8:44:58 AM PST by SIDENET (ISAIAH 5:20)
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If his name were Patton or Eisenhower would it matter during wartime? Think B.J./Mary Jo during peacetime.


9 posted on 02/12/2020 8:45:32 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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AFAIAC grounds for an immediate dishonorable discharge.


10 posted on 02/12/2020 8:45:36 AM PST by TheTimeOfMan (The Eloi unexpectedly protected the Morlocks from rogue Eloi as they themselves prepared to be eaten)
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To: RitchieAprile

Hot racking will get you every time!


11 posted on 02/12/2020 8:46:42 AM PST by llevrok (I'm a Boomer rube, deplorable and proud!)
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Swanbeck will be seeking another career very shortly. Compare and contrast with kingpins in the news media and entertainment industries who would consider this beneath any notice.


12 posted on 02/12/2020 8:46:55 AM PST by centurion316 (.)
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To: mad_as_he$$

I’d think that is worst, opens up possibility of blackmail and espionage.


13 posted on 02/12/2020 8:47:15 AM PST by VAFreedom (maybe i should take a nap before work)
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To: RitchieAprile

Yeah, you can’t do that.


14 posted on 02/12/2020 8:47:57 AM PST by The Pack Knight
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To: DesertRhino

Why keep him in? Surely it isn’t the $1500 a month. If they weren’t paying him at all, they’d save a lot more money.

Bust him to E-1, and discharge him dishonorably.

Because what he did brings great dishonor on himself and the United States Navy and her traditions.


15 posted on 02/12/2020 8:48:33 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (The prisons do not fill themselves. Get moving, Barr!)
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Do NOT sh!t where you eat.


16 posted on 02/12/2020 8:48:38 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
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I’d need to see a picture of the enlisted man and his wife to pass final judgement.


17 posted on 02/12/2020 8:51:10 AM PST by CarmichaelPatriot (Recovering Kalifornian... Loving Alabama!)
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To: DesertRhino

It happens.

We had a similar situation in the Marines in the 70’s.

Our Company commander, a captain, was having an affair with the First sergeant’s wife.

One morning we went to formation and they were both gone, transferred to different outfits.................


18 posted on 02/12/2020 8:53:53 AM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
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To: RitchieAprile

My manager on a contract with the military was a very cute 35ish year old woman that had been married for a couple of years to a guy on the base. My cube was outside her manager’s office and I would sometimes here him really, REALLY yelling at her about stuff. This was the only time in my 40 year career in IT I’ve witnessed such treatment and it was also my only military assignment.

Anyway, I found out a couple of years later that she ended up having an affair with her boss and it destroyed the marriage. And when the guy complaned about the affair when he discovered it, the higher ups told him to drop it.

What a world.


19 posted on 02/12/2020 8:54:01 AM PST by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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How can one determine guilt without pictures of the siren?


20 posted on 02/12/2020 8:54:41 AM PST by Hatteras
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