March 28, 2019
WASHINGTON- Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell has resumed his duties as the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC).
As a prudent measure, Troxell was temporarily assigned to duties as a special assistant to the vice director of the Joint Staff in late September 2018 while the Army Inspector General's office conducted an investigation into allegations of misconduct.
The investigation, which concluded in late February, substantiated two complaints of joint ethics regulation violations by Troxell. These violations included the improper use of U.S. military personnel to conduct tasks not associated with their official duties, such as personal errands, and improper endorsement of commercial fitness and nutrition products on official SEAC social media platforms - although Troxell received no personal or monetary gain from these endorsements.
After a thorough review of the investigation, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. took appropriate administrative action and made the decision to reinstate Troxell to his position as the SEAC.
"I carefully weighed the gravity of CSM Troxell's ethics violations against his 37 years of dedicated military service and superb leadership - to include 19 years as a sergeant major," said Dunford. "Appropriate corrective action has been taken and I'm confident that SEAC has learned from this experience. I am equally confident in his competence and capability to continue serving as our senior enlisted leader, which is why I reinstated him to his duties as SEAC. Now it's time to move on and get back to the important work we have before us."
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