In the third major leadership shake-up in less than six months at the U.S. Naval Academy, the senior officer who oversees the school’s 4,400 midshipmen was relieved of his position Monday, less than six months into his tour on the Annapolis, Maryland campus.

Capt. Gilbert Clark Jr. was removed as the Naval Academy Commandant by the school’s Superintendent, Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, on Monday. Capt. Austin Jackson, a Navy SEAL and former troop commander at the secretive Seal Team 6, was named the interim Commandant. He had been serving as the Deputy Commandant.

Clark graduated from the school in 1998, where he played on the water polo team.

Clark’s departure is the third turnover of senior officers at the school in six months. Both Clark and Borgschulte are in their first semester as

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