A senior chief who was censured by the Secretary of the Navy for hazing sailors under his command may retire with a full pension, Navy officials say. Since it was announced last October, the terms of Michael Toussaint’s retirement have come under scrutiny that is unprecedented for an enlisted sailor. The senior chief petty officer, who from 2005 to 2006 led a Bahrain-based canine unit that was plagued by widespread documented abuse, denied much of his alleged misconduct in February during a retirement board hearing, a proceeding normally reserved for commissioned officers. The case will soon go to the desk of an assistant secretary of the Navy, who faces a choice: to approve the unanimous recommendation of the three board members who said Toussaint deserves to retire with a senior chief’s pension; or to take a harder line and reduce him to a lower pay grade, as government lawyers had sought to do during the hearing.

And the Virginia Pilot online reports:

A Marine staff sergeant pleaded guilty Tuesday to mistreating 17 male subordinates by touching them in the groin, repeatedly making offensive sexual comments and gestures, and accusing them of being gay. . . . judge sentenced him to a year in confinement, reduction in rank and a bad conduct discharge. In exchange for McCoy’s guilty plea, the government dropped 24 other charges against him, including 14 counts of sexual misconduct and three counts of assault.

Federal Computer Week has this post about Facebook.

The National Guard Bureau is giving guard members specific guidance on how to control their privacy settings on Facebook and what to avoid publishing on social media sites.

And on a different note, Stars & Stripes reports that:

Citing “serious” crime in the area, Yokota’s base commander on Tuesday banned troops, dependents and Defense Department civilians from six bars in the already restricted entertainment district near Yokota’s main gate.

Rear Adm. Gary T. Blore, commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, has relieved Capt. Fredrick G. Myer from his duties as commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Portland, Ore., Friday, citing alleged misconduct due to a violation of military regulations, specifically unauthorized use of a government computer. Specifically, Capt. Myer was found, during an investigation, to have repeatedly viewed pornographic and other restricted internet sites on a government computer.

The Advocate reports that:

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network is calling on the secretary of the Navy to discharge a soldier with a “less than honorable” status and reduced retirement pay after an internal investigation concluded the sailor had, in fact, abused a subordinate sailor using antigay and homophobic hazing.

Military.com reports that:

Canada’s appellate court has ruled a U.S. Army deserter’s beliefs must be taken into account in deciding whether to deport him back to the United States.

Marine Capt. Michael A. Webb has died of an apparent suicide in the brig at Quantico while awaiting court martial, a base public affairs officer said Tuesday.

Inisde NoVa reports.

Army investigators have charged a 22-year-old Fort Bragg soldier with two burglaries and a sexual assault on the installation.

Army Times reports.

A senior chief who ran a military working dog kennel in Bahrain and allegedly permitted hazing, hookers and other misconduct will face a retirement board Thursday, Navy officials said. The Navy is forcing Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Michael Toussaint, 38, into retirement. The board convening at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., will determine the rank he’ll retire with and the size of the pension he’ll receive.

Navy Times reports.

The U.S. military is sending a soldier accused of making a threatening rap song to Kuwait for a court-martial.

LA Times reports.

One of U.S. Army Europe’s top enlisted soldiers has been charged with raping a young soldier in his command who was too meek and cowed by his rank to deflect his advances, military prosecutors said at an Article 32 hearing this week.

Stars & Stripes reports.

A soldier from Joint Base Lewis-McChord is accused of holding his 4-year-old daughter’s head under water because she would not recite the alphabet.

Army Times reports.