Don’t React. Think First, Then Act.
February 17th, 2012
Every once and a while, I will publish a guest post from Sailors or Future Sailors who like to write and have their works put out for all to see.
Today, I would like to introduce ETSA Slebodnik with his first essay, “Anger: Us and Them.”
“Anger: Us and Them”
by
ETSA Slebodnik, D.V. USN
Everyday it creeps into our minds like a parasite. It finds a way in, finds a corner and slowly spreads. Taking away from our family, our job, and our own joy. Replacing all the goods things in life with hate, resentment, pain, and regret. This parasite that lives off of our own misery is “Anger.”
Pick your poison on how you get it. Some punk in your class, losing the promotion you bust your guts for, your own cowardice. Makes no difference how it gets in you, the (Read the rest of the article…)
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USS Cole
October 12th, 2011
Today, pause for a moment in memory of the 17 Sailors lost during the October 12, 2000, terrorist attack on USS Cole(DDG-67) in Aden, Yemen.
Along with those who lost their lives or injured, the memory I have of that day is the heroic way the crew fought to save their ship. A testament to their leadership and training. Never forget.
Thirty nine Sailors were injured by the blast; the following is Chief Taitt’s personal account of that day’s events. (Read the rest of the article…)
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Suicide, a Human Tragedy
September 27th, 2010
Warning Signs Poster
The knife shakes in his hand. He moves the small three inch blade slowly down his arm. He’s rehearsing this. The cold steel of the blade slowly scrapes back up his arm as his tears fall onto his pale forearm.
With his mind running wild and his eyes filled with tears and hate, he grits his teeth. He knows that it is coming soon. He’s planned this all day, almost looking forward to it in class. It is supposed to take all of the pain, the suffering, the frustration and hate.
Thoughts of his mother ring through his head. He remembers being a small child with his mom. He remembers holding her hand in the parking lot, and the love that he felt with that. He would look at her and smile. Love fills his heart.
Insanity instantly comes and rips out the love. He remembers her, his now ex-girlfriend. He remembers the pain that he’s caused her, and how she has now turned his entire family against him. My family no longer even wants me on this planet, he thinks to himself.
He removes the cell phone from his pocket and (Read the rest of the article…)
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Navy Chief Results
August 11th, 2010
Navy Chief Petty Officer Anchor
Until I am too old to post them, the United States Navy Master Chief, Senior Chief and Chief Petty Officer results (actual selection, not the board eligible list) will be posted here, each year, when they become available. For FY2012, the first time in at least 12 years, the active duty CPO results were released on a Monday.
Congratulations to all the Navy Chief Petty Officer selectees!
FY-2013
The complete FY-2013 Reserve Chief Petty Officer Results NAVADMIN 257/12
The complete FY-2013 Active Chief Petty Officer Results NAVADMIN 232/12 (PDF Version)
The complete FY 2013 Active Navy Senior Chief Results NAVADMIN 192/12
The complete FY 2013 Active Navy Master Chief Results NAVADMIN 170/12
The complete FY-2013 Navy Reserve Master/Senior Chief Results NAVADMIN 129/12
FY-2012
The complete FY-2012 Active Navy Master Chief Results NAVADMIN 155/11
The complete FY-2012 Active Navy Senior Chief Results NAVADMIN 175/11
The complete FY-2012 Reserve Chief Petty Officer Results NAVADMIN 199/11
The complete FY-2012 Active Chief Petty Officer Results NAVADMIN 233/11 (PDF Version)
FY-2011
The complete FY-2011 UPDATED Active Navy Master Chief Results NAVADMIN 238/10
The complete FY-2011 Active Navy Senior Chief Results NAVADMIN 237/10
The complete FY-2011 Active Navy Chief Results NAVADMIN 269/10 (PDF)
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Launch or Dinner?
November 16th, 2009
Contemplating our own death is something we humans do, we wonder how our life will come to an end. Some would argue that religion and the thought of an after-life were created only to ease our fear of the inevitable. We all hope for a peaceful, painless demise, perhaps to slip away while in a deep sleep without any indication of its coming. But, lets face it; most of us will feel the breath of the grim reaper just before our passing, and it will terrify us. If we find the breath to have been just a warning and the end didn’t come as expected, we claim some earthly luck or divine providence, and in our future we heed the warning by not repeating the action that put us so close to becoming worm food in the first place. However, today, we won’t be afforded the luxury of surviving death; today we will die. You see, regrettably, (Read the rest of the article…)
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FY 2010 CPO Selects
July 31st, 2009
>>>>>The FY-11 list; Congrats!< <<<<<
Congratulations to all the FY 2010 selectees! And I would like to send a special BZ out to all the Navy Counselor Chief Petty Officer - Career Recruiting Force (CRF)!
For the rest of the 2010 list here is a copy of the NAVADMIN (Read the rest of the article…)
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The Navy Ethos
November 12th, 2008
From a recent NAVADMIN describing our Navy’s Ethos. An ethos identifies distinguishing character, culture, or beliefs of a group or institution. Navy Ethos is designed to communicate a set of beliefs appropriate and important to the more than 400,000 military and 180,000 civilian personnel who share a common bond of service in the Navy, regardless of background, personal experience, or position.
The Navy Ethos: (Read the rest of the article…)
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Boot Camp Battle Stations
October 1st, 2008
A video showing “Battle Stations” at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes. I was able to tour the process a couple of years ago before the ship was completed. Definitely not the boot-camp I attended, this is MUCH better!
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Has Google Replaced the Mess?
August 20th, 2008
Well, is this a sign of the times? Take a look at a search term someone used to find my web site. Is this a sign of the times? Has the Mess been replaced by Google? WOW! (Read the rest of the article…)
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Price of Recruiting Just Went Up
June 19th, 2008
Back in 2004, Navy Recruiting Command commissioned a couple of studies. LMI to take a look at overall effectiveness of recruiting commands structure and an RCI study to evaluate the effectiveness of headquarter operations.
The LMI study provided the recommendations needed to reduce the number of recruiting district headquarters to the current 26, and also facilitated the closing of regions central and south and the moving of regions north and west’s headquarters to Millington, TN.
If I remember correctly, the RCI study was completed but only gave a second “thumbs-up” to the LMI plan. Both studies were expensive, but predicted massive savings in logistics and personnel and fell in line with what the headquarters staff and the Navy wanted to have happen in the first place.
Well, it appears Navy Recruiting Command (Read the rest of the article…)
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