Sailors in Congress’s medical office reassigned after alleging controlling bosses, unsuitable tasks

Multiple U.S. sailors assigned to Congress’s medical office were recently reassigned amid a Pentagon inspector general investigation into how staff performed their duties — which at least one sailor alleged included clipping lawmakers’ toenails. The inspector general’s office opened its investigation in September 2025, and it has not publicly released its findings. The IG did not respond Thursday about the timeline for its evaluation, which covers the medical office, called the Office of the Attending Physician, as well as the Defense Health Agency and Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Sailors recently assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, or OAP, told Military Times that civilian supervisors pushed them to stay in their roles beyond the expected three-year tours while working 70- to 80-hour weeks.

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