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Clayton "Clay" Jarvis was a politician and also Secretary of the Navy or SECNAV. He takes over after Phillip Davenports resignation in season 8.

Biography

Pre-Series

NCIS Season 8

He officially takes over as SECNAV when Philip Davenport resign when his past comes back to haunt him. His first order of business is to give Anthony DiNozzo a special assignment before the season ended.

NCIS Season 9

In season 9 he is seen to be very involved in certain cases and he has a tendency to butt in. In The Tell (episode) he even goes along with pretending to be shot in an assassination attempt, to help solve a case that involves blackmail of a close friend of his and an attempt by someone to blackmail him into making political decisions the want, if not they will publish a classified document. A document that can shed light on flaws and weaknesses on every port on the Eastern seaboard.

NCIS Season 10

NCIS Season 11

Personality

Physical Appearance

Trivia

  • Jarvis is also the first SECNAV in the entire NCIS series to have been killed in the line of duty as all his fellow predecessors presumably either retired or subsequently resigned from their position as SECNAV.
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