tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post2892701560897862094..comments2024-01-01T11:53:37.594-05:00Comments on I Like The Cut Of His Jib !!: COMSEVENTHFLT OFFICERS AWARDED IDWO PINSMike Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268185984165305315noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-3123158893068147782010-11-26T23:52:40.489-05:002010-11-26T23:52:40.489-05:00Ahem...four USS BLUE RIDGE officers were the first...Ahem...four USS BLUE RIDGE officers were the first to receive their IDWO pins in the C7F AOR. Date of pinning: 04 NOV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-29224809216755724192010-11-19T11:40:45.284-05:002010-11-19T11:40:45.284-05:00So there I was at the embassy in Baghdad a few yea...So there I was at the embassy in Baghdad a few years ago with 2 other jg's. We were all prior service so a little long in the tooth for jg's. None of us had warfare pins. A Captain came up to us staring at our chests, round about inquiring why they were bare. <br /><br />It didn't matter that I was Intel, it didn't matter that I had a Masters, it didn't matter that my sea time was never long enough to get a qual outside of my community, it only mattered to him that I/we didn't have the bling and the unspoken attitude he gave us was there was something wrong with us.<br /><br />So maybe the pin is silly, maybe I should just be proud of the job I do and the oddity of spending most of my deployments with the Army but that Captain left a bad taste in my mouth that day. If it takes a piece of bling to convince a senior officer I can do my job as opposed to my experience, education and training, then so be it. We've got 6 seconds to convince people we're competent. If a shiny piece of bling can make our customers more confident in us so be it. <br /><br />Anyway it'll look great on my I love me wall the day the Navy wises up and forces me to retire. <br /><br />Cheers!<br />LT, IDWO, (1)ea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-49898297204268066412010-11-15T22:17:16.006-05:002010-11-15T22:17:16.006-05:00Senior,
So I am on travel, in Florida, at a worki...Senior,<br /><br />So I am on travel, in Florida, at a working group.<br /><br />I go to this blog, read your comment and think: hey, this sounds like that one crusty Senior Chief I work with. And low and behold, it was you! <br /><br />Your favorite Old Town LTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-39847371117558075272010-11-15T10:50:29.068-05:002010-11-15T10:50:29.068-05:00IDWO,
How about fulfulling those parts of the mis...IDWO,<br /><br />How about fulfulling those parts of the mission that haven't evolved enough to warrant a renaming and a pin, namely afloat cryptology.<br /><br />We are shooting ourselves in the foot in the fleet. Have been for years. <br /><br />It's not all about the latest trend, buzz-word, or gadget. And it certainly isn't about a pin.<br /><br />CTRCS(SW) GoodsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-42837674671327036592010-11-14T17:19:42.273-05:002010-11-14T17:19:42.273-05:00As many times as necessary to fulfill its ever evo...As many times as necessary to fulfill its ever evolving mission.IDWOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758747359382999584.post-89761195311741853692010-11-14T16:41:46.776-05:002010-11-14T16:41:46.776-05:00Information Dominance Warfare Officer? And now a p...Information Dominance Warfare Officer? And now a pin? How many times does this community have to reinvent itself to stay alive?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com