Navy vet focuses on energy security from Lowcountry home

March 20, 2017

A retired Navy rear admiral, Lowcountry resident William Schachte Jr. enjoyed a distinguished career focused on protecting our national security.

He volunteered to serve in Vietnam, and saw combat as a Swift Boat Officer-in-Charge. Following Vietnam, Schachte studied for, and received, his law degree from the University of South Carolina. He then went to work for the JAG Corps, the navy's legal arm. Then followed time in Washington, D.C. including 12 years attached to the Pentagon, an experience that means he knows his way around the Hill.

Now, Schachte has turned his focus on the issue of energy independence.

"Clearly energy independence is a matter of national security," Schachte said in an interview with Palmetto Business Daily. "I deeply believe in energy independence, and using solar and wind, but especially oil and natural gas."

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