Musings, leadership tidbits and quotes posted by a retired Navy Captain (really just a high performing 2nd Class Petty Officer) who hung up his uniform a bit too early. He still wears his Navy service on his sleeve. He needs to get over that. "ADVANCE WARNING - NO ORIGINAL THOUGHT!" A "self-appointed" lead EVANGELIST for the "cryptologic community". Keeping CRYPTOLOGY alive-one day and Sailor at a time. 2015 is 80th Anniversary of the Naval Security Group.
Monday, February 6, 2012
The more a man writes,
the more he can write.
William Hazlitt
2 comments:
Anonymous
said...
Captain, Awesome post. Being on the 6 year high school program, hard to graduate when you don't go, I never realized the value of education. It took me many years to realize, that writing and education were essential to Navy advancement and not just something for Officers. Many people tell me now that they don't write well so their evals look like a hot mess. They have come to expect me to FIX them. I tell them that I didn't improve over night but it took years of writing to get better and it's a continual process. If you don't practice then you will never get better. Some get it and some don't, but those that do are what make being a leader satisfying. Very Respectfully, OPS TECH LDO
2 comments:
Captain,
Awesome post. Being on the 6 year high school program, hard to graduate when you don't go, I never realized the value of education. It took me many years to realize, that writing and education were essential to Navy advancement and not just something for Officers.
Many people tell me now that they don't write well so their evals look like a hot mess. They have come to expect me to FIX them. I tell them that I didn't improve over night but it took years of writing to get better and it's a continual process. If you don't practice then you will never get better.
Some get it and some don't, but those that do are what make being a leader satisfying.
Very Respectfully,
OPS TECH LDO
Thank you for your comment. Write, write, write. Then, write some more !!
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