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.
Saturday, January 27, 2018
A call for a more honest service
Turns out that the Navy is not the only service lying to itself. You can read about the Army experience HERE.
It becomes a problem only when the leaders fail to prioritize what really matters from all the insane demands on time that drift downhill from leaders who don't give a thought to the impossbility of complying with stupid irrational orders/directives from above. That was the mistake they made in 7th Fleet. I don't know what those guys thought was more important that navigation and ship handling but I think they really lost sight of the really important priorities because they were overwhelmed by BS requirements that CNO put out, that 7th Fleet ordered implemented and that CINPACFLT demanded. The mission kills were the direct result of idiots at the flag level and their staffs not caring that they were demanding impossibilities.
The navy is an individual branch of the military. Without navy the military is not complete. The navy takes great part during the war, siege, or any kind of natural disease. Navy bases
Good read. Def hits close to home.
ReplyDeleteIt becomes a problem only when the leaders fail to prioritize what really matters from all the insane demands on time that drift downhill from leaders who don't give a thought to the impossbility of complying with stupid irrational orders/directives from above. That was the mistake they made in 7th Fleet. I don't know what those guys thought was more important that navigation and ship handling but I think they really lost sight of the really important priorities because they were overwhelmed by BS requirements that CNO put out, that 7th Fleet ordered implemented and that CINPACFLT demanded. The mission kills were the direct result of idiots at the flag level and their staffs not caring that they were demanding impossibilities.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention that I thought the article was a good read and somewhat surprising for its accuracy and depth.
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ReplyDeleteThe navy is an individual branch of the military. Without navy the military is not complete. The navy takes great part during the war, siege, or any kind of natural disease. Navy bases
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