1. Later, Modly traveled to the ship at port in Guam, where he addressed the crew in a manner that was perceived as disrespectful.
16 Facts About Thomas Modly
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Thomas Modly was widely criticized, and submitted a letter of resignation.
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Thomas Modly was raised in Cleveland, Ohio, graduating from Shaker Heights High School in 1979.
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Thomas Modly is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy class of 1983, Georgetown University, and Harvard Business School.
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Thomas Modly has held various leadership positions at Iconixx, Oxford Associates, and UNC Inc.
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Thomas Modly was Chief Management Officer and Chief Information Officer for the Department of the Navy.
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Thomas Modly was a managing director of the PricewaterhouseCoopers global government and public services sector, as well as its global government defense network leader.
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Thomas Modly was the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Financial Management and the first executive director of the Defense Business Board.
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Thomas Modly referred to this goal as "355 Plus" because it would include unmanned vessels along with a larger number of smaller and more distributed surface ships.
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Thomas Modly said he acted to prevent a repetition of a 2019 incident in which "the Navy Department got crossways with the president" after Trump's intervention in the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
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Thomas Modly used his speech to criticize the media, future Democratic nominee Joe Biden, and China.
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Thomas Modly spent 30 minutes on the ship and left; the round trip taken by Thomas Modly took 50 hours and was estimated to have cost taxpayers more than $243,000.
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Thomas Modly's comments were quickly leaked to the media first as a transcript and then as an audio recording.
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When questioned about his comments to the crew, Thomas Modly said he stood "by every word", including profanity that he said he used for emphasis.
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Congressmen Ted Lieu and Ruben Gallego called on the Department of Defense Inspector General to investigate whether Acting Secretary Thomas Modly had acted inappropriately in relieving Crozier of his command.
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Thomas Modly is married to Robyn Thomas Modly; the couple have four children together.