{"id":2000535,"date":"2023-08-14T19:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T23:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-chief-retires-leaves-third-military-branch-without-confirmed-leader-amid-tuberville-abortion-hold\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T19:55:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T23:55:03","slug":"navy-chief-retires-leaves-third-military-branch-without-confirmed-leader-amid-tuberville-abortion-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-chief-retires-leaves-third-military-branch-without-confirmed-leader-amid-tuberville-abortion-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy Chief&#8217;s Retirement Leaves Third Military Branch Leaderless Amid Tuberville Abortion Hold."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnavy-chief-retires-leaves-third-military-branch-without-confirmed-leader-amid-tuberville-abortion-hold%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000535&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The \u200bU.S. Navy Faces Leadership Void\u200c as Abortion\u2064 Policy Impasse Delays Confirmation Process<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200dU.S.\u200c Navy is currently without a Senate-confirmed chief of staff, making it the third military service to face this issue. The confirmation \u200dprocess has been\u200c stalled due to an impasse over the \u200dmilitary&#8217;s abortion policies.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Chief of Naval Operations \u2062Adm. Mike Gilday retired from \u2063his position, leaving a vacancy \u2064that needs\u2063 to\u200b be filled. President Joe Biden has nominated \u200dAdm. Lisa Franchetti \u2062to replace Adm. Gilday as the Chief of \u200bNaval \u2064Operations. However, Adm. Franchetti \u200dis currently \u200dserving in an acting capacity until her confirmation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/us-canada-track-four-russian-military-aircraft-near-alaska-5464819\">US, Canada Track\u200b 4 Russian \u200bMilitary Aircraft Near Alaska<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span>8\/14\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/us-raises-concerns-after-russian-military-jet-spotted-in-north-korea-5450922\">US Raises Concerns After \u200cRussian Military Jet Spotted\u200b in North Korea<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span>8\/8\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u200b timeline for Adm. Franchetti&#8217;s\u2062 confirmation\u200c remains uncertain. \u200bSenator Tommy Tuberville \u200dhas\u2064 placed a hold\u200d on the process, objecting to a Department of Defense\u200c (DOD) policy\u200d that funds travel and leave for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-marine-corps-lacks-senate-confirmed-leader-as-senator-stalls-nominations-over-pentagon-abortion-policy\/\" title=\"US Marine Corps lacks Senate-approved leader due to senator's delay on Pentagon abortion policy.\">military service members seeking abortions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Under current federal\u2062 laws, federal \u2062funds \u200care \u200cprohibited \u2063from being used for abortions, except in cases \u200cwhere the mother&#8217;s life is at\u2063 risk or \u2063the pregnancy is a result of \u200brape or incest. The DOD argues that its\u200c policy on\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abortion-tourism-goes-global-canadas-minister-of-families-says-americans-would-be-provided-abortions-following-roe-leak\/\" title=\"Abortion Tourism Goes Global: Canada\u2019s Minister Of Families Says Americans \u2018Would Be Provided\u2019 Abortions Following Roe Leak\">abortion-related travel<\/a> is an exception to \u200bthese\u200b rules, but\u2062 Senator \u2064Tuberville disagrees and insists on\u2062 holding \u2064nominations until the\u200b DOD retracts the \u2063policy or Congress\u2062 takes action to change \u2062the laws.<\/p>\n<p>While Senator Tuberville&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-chief-retires-leaves-third-military-branch-without-confirmed-leader-amid-tuberville-abortion-hold\/\" title=\"Navy Chief's Retirement Leaves Third Military Branch Leaderless Amid Tuberville Abortion Hold.\">hold prevents large-batch \u200bconfirmations<\/a>, the Senate can still confirm nominees through \u2062regular procedural rules, albeit at a \u2063slower pace. \u200cSecretary of \u200cDefense Lloyd Austin acknowledged the delay \u200bduring Adm. \u2063Gilday&#8217;s retirement ceremony, emphasizing the importance\u200b of swift transitions in leadership for the defense of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Notably,\u200c the Marine Corps \u2063and the Army are also \u2062currently\u200c without \u2063Senate-confirmed chiefs of staff due to the impasse over the abortion policy.<\/p>\n<p>Despite pressure from\u2062 the Biden administration\u200d and \u200bSenate Democrats,\u2064 Senator Tuberville shows no signs\u2064 of lifting his hold without \u200da reversal of the DOD&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politicization-of-the-military-shows-democrats-and-republicans-recruiting-crisis-through-different-ideological-lenses\/\" title=\"Politicization of the Military Shows Democrats and Republicans Recruiting Crisis Through Different Ideological Lenses\">abortion travel policy<\/a>. President Biden\u200d has criticized Senator Tuberville for jeopardizing U.S. security and expressed willingness to talk if there is a\u2064 possibility of resolving the issue. However, Senator Tuberville has\u2063 questioned the administration&#8217;s\u200b commitment to finding a \u2063solution and highlighted \u200chis longstanding concerns about the abortion\u200b policy.<\/p>\n<p>The continued\u2062 delays in the \u2064confirmation process\u200d have sparked discussions about the impact\u200c on military leadership and \u2064the need for resolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Gilday&#8217;s retirement, the U.S. Navy lacks a Senate-approved chief of staff, joining the other two military branches. 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