Author: captain1610

CTICM(NAC) Beverly Berryman – Sailor Rest Your Oar

CTICM (Cryptologic Technician Interpretive Master Chief) Beverly C. Berryman, United States Navy, Retired, 68, of San Antonio, TX, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital Westover Hills in San Antonio, TX, after an unsuccessful fight against bone cancer. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 12th, at 1:00 PM at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, IA, with Mike Ward officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon, where he will be interred with our dog Coco (whose ashes he has kept for 15 years so she could be buried with him). Friends may call from 11:00 AM until the time of service Wednesday at the funeral home. Lunch will follow at Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank in Waukon. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org or the Gary Sinise Foundation at www.garysinisefoundation.org

Beverly Cooke Berryman was born February 4, 1946, in Front Royal, VA, the son of Lyle Cooke and Helen (Ramey) Berryman. He joined the United States Navy in 1966, and served with distinction for the next 28 years. Upon his retirement from the Navy, he attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, TX, and received a bachelor’s degree in both history and Spanish. He married the love of his life Maureen Elizabeth Goltz, of Waukon IA, on June 29, 1968.  They spent their marriage traveling the world as Bev was transferred from one duty station to another until they finally settled in San Antonio.  


He enjoyed watching cowboy movies, reading, Wednesday lunches with his son John, and taking Mom shopping. He loved his country, he loved his wife, he loved his family, and he loved his Navy friends. Dad loved to laugh, and anyone who knew him knows that he took that to an all-time extreme when he almost choked to death laughing while watching the “Full Moon” episode of Designing Women.


He is survived by his loving wife Maureen Elizabeth Berryman; sons: Colin Thomas (Lara Nicole) Berryman and John Devon (Stephanie Nino) Berryman; grandchildren: Connor Michael and Samantha May Berryman; his sister Shirley Ann (Bill) Harper; his wonderful mother-in-law Sis Goltz; and brothers and sisters-in-law: Mike Goltz, Toni (Gary) Kolsrud, Tom Goltz, Frank (Patti) Goltz, Clark (Shelly) Goltz, Laurie Goltz; and many nieces and nephews.


Casketbearers will be his sons: Colin and John Berryman, brothers-in-law: Michael, Frank, Clark, and Tom Goltz, Gary Kolsrud, and Bill Harper, and his shipmate Rick Coffin. Honorary casketbearers will be Tom Botulinski, Don Alvord, and Brent Webb.  

Take Full Measure of the Content of Your Character

“Can you be courteous in the face of an insult? Will you be harsh when your own treatment’s, unkind? Can you be compassionate when cruelty finds you? And will you be upright, when you or those you love are victimized? That is when you have to reach deep and take full measure of the content of your character. That is when you have to rely on your honor, your courage, your commitment, – core values that guide us in the Navy – and resolutely, persistently do the right thing. “
CNO – 2007

Shout Out for our former NSGA Yokosuka Shipmate Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Routszong !!

Our former Naval Security Group Activity Yokosuka, Japan, Shipmate Jonathan Routszong continues his climb up the Navy career ladder.  I think CTMCS Terry Craft got him off to a great start with our Professional and Personal Excellence (PROPEL) program when Jonathan was just a Seaman. Reverend Royce Colley came from the program, as did CTNCS Brian Waggoner and CTTC Christin Rees and Antonio Dixon – among many others.
Chief Routszong was just selected for Chief Warrant Officer as an Information Warfare Technician.  The Chiefs’ Mess loses an AWESOME Chief Petty Officer but the wardroom just picked up a great new Chief Warrant Officer.  Congratulations Chief !  We are all very proud of you.

Admiral Chester Nimitz – hat tip CDR Salamander

“… the process of decision making … must be open, must have interchange. You must be able to subordinate your own personal ego to the issues that are under consideration. … The characteristics that Nimitz brought to the decision making process … If all leaders in uniform and civilian clothes, can keep in mind Chester Nimitz as a model for decision making process, I think we would all be better off.”

– Professor Craig L. Symonds, PhD

Nimitz’s Graybook is HERE.

Admiral Hyman Rickover on Responsibility

This quote of Admiral Rickover’s is borrowed from RDML Sean R. Filipowski.

“Responsibility is a unique concept. 
 
It can only reside and inhere in a single individual. 
 
You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. 
 
You may delegate it, but it is still with you. 
 
You may disclaim it, but you cannot divest yourself of it. 
 
Even if you do not recognize it or admit its presence, you cannot escape it. 
 
If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion or ignorance or passing the blame can pass the burden to someone else. 

Unless you can point your finger at the man responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.”

Mark Miller – The Heart of Leadership

As we close out February, I find that I have one copy of Mark Miller’s insightful book left.  If you’d like this copy, shoot me an e-mail and I will get it to you. First come, first served.

Mark Miller is the Vice President for Organizational Effectiveness at Chick-fil-a.  His blog “Great Leaders Serve” is HERE. 

If you’ve wondered about ‘servant leadership’, this book will answer some of your questions.

Command Culture


“Ask yourself, “What do I like best about my Navy?” Then, “What would it look like if it were perfect; ideal in every way?” If you are honest with yourself, you will begin to see possibilities you haven’t seen before. Carry this into your department, division, or command practices. Appreciate what is there, and then aggressively dream as you inquire (with your people) about what would make it even better. Talk about it, design it, and make it so. It really is that simple.”

MMCS(SS) Brad Green – From his excellent article in PROCEEDINGS Magazine.  Available HERE

Some people just have absolutely ZERO interest in improving in any way.  Hard to believe, but it is true. In many cases, commands go into decline from benign neglect. Small things are overlooked because they are small. A command’s sense of purpose/mission may get lost in the day to day business of fighting fires. One or two small things neglected becomes 5 or 10 things, then 10 or 20.  People show up late for meetings, late for work, submit late awards, late FITREPS/Evals, and so forth.  All hands calls are delayed for days or put off until next month.  Personnel inspections never happen.  Zone inspections are non-existent.  The list goes on.  Finally the command hits rock bottom and we think it can’t get worse. And then, people start digging the hole deeper. Stop digging!