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Hope you’re not offended – ASK HER WHEN SHE’S SOBER

If you were in the same situation as this poster, what else could you say to your friend to keep them from victimizing a fellow Sailor?

Suggestions:

  • It’s not worth it man. She looks pretty drunk, and this could go really bad for you both.
  • Dude, just ask her for her number.
  • What if your little sister was in that kind of shape, how would you want a guy to act?
I don’t know who is responsible for this advertising campaign and I am happy to say that I haven’t seen these posters anywhere. The NYTimes had an editorial about “Sexual Violence and the Military” and they mention these posters as ‘grotesque parody’.  There is plenty in this advertising campaign to offend nearly everyone serving their country.
All part of DoD’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response SAPR.  You can read more HERE.

The Scourge of Sexual Assault in the Navy

From the 21st Century Sailor and Marine RhumbLine of 5 March 2012

Safety

  • Aggressively prevent sexual assaults from occurring, support sexual assault victims, and hold offenders accountable. The 21st Century Sailor and Marine will not tolerate any form of sexual assault.
  •  Improve motorcycle safety by closing the training gap with the Military Sportbike Rider Course (MSRC).

In my mind, sexual assault is NOT a safety issue but a CRIMINAL one.  Putting this in the same category as motorcycle safety trivializes a FELONY.   Telling someone to call the DOD Safe Helpline is stupid not smart.  If you don’t believe me, give them a call and see what kind of help you get.  CALL 911 and get the police involved from the start.  3 digits are easier to remember, also.  What was that DOD number I need to call, 877-???-????

BTW, did 20th Century Sailors and Marines tolerate any form of sexual assault?  I don’t think so.

I am… a man of letters (postal not intellectual)

 Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately.
Lord Chesterfield
In an age like ours, which is not given to letter-writing, we forget what an important part it used to play in people’s lives.
Anatole Broyard

Award Rant

In my mind, having your boss ask you to write your own personal award and FITNESS Report is akin to her telling you to write yourself your own ‘thank you’ note for your good deed or after your two/three year assignment.  It makes no sense at all to me; don’t do it.  If you are a leader and you can’t write your immediate subordinate’s award/fitness report, shame on you.
This is something that is actually getting some attention in Congressional sub-committees of the Senate/House Armed Services Committees (SASC/HASC).  With the attention given to the Stolen Valor Act and similar issues – the Congress is paying much more attention to military awards – who gets them, how they get them, why they get them and how many get them.

The Thinkers50

The Thinkers50 has established 10 criteria by which thinkers are evaluated —

  1. originality of ideas; 
  2. practicality of ideas; 
  3. presentation style; 
  4. written communication; 
  5. loyalty of followers; 
  6. business sense; 
  7. international outlook; 
  8. rigor of research; 
  9. impact of ideas and 
  10. the elusive guru factor.

Who are the Navy’s top 10 thinkers?  Essential to getting on any list of thinkers is a willingness to share one’s thoughts.  ((Help me fill in the gaps and add/remove thinkers from this list.))  

  1.  Admiral James R. Stavridis
  2. Admiral John Harvey
  3. Commander Michael Junge
  4. Commander Robb Chadwick
  5. ?
  6. Captain Jerry Hendrix
  7. ?
  8. YN2(SW) Lucien Gauthier
  9. LCDR BJ Armstrong
  10. CDR Heidi Berg

Who are the Information Warfare Community’s top 10 thinkers?  Not many folks have the confidence/platform/desire to share their views with the broader IW community and attach their name to it.

I’m anxious to hear your thoughts.  Funny thing about thinkers – the good ones share their thoughts – the great ones get followers to turn those thoughts into action and results.

THE FUTURE OF THE NAVY

The Navy will always employ new weapons, new techniques, and greater power to protect and defend the United States on the sea, under the sea, and in the air.
Now and in the future, control of the sea gives the United States her greatest advantage for the maintenance of peace and for victory in war. 
Mobility, surprise. dispersal, and offensive power are the keynotes of the new Navy. The roots of the Navy lie in a strong belief in the future, in continued dedication to our tasks, and in reflection on our heritage from the past.
Never have our opportunities and our responsibilities been greater.

Navy Training Manual
Circa 1975

Cryptologic community, new technology – sound familiar??

As members of the cryptologic community, we are very much aware of the demands that new technology has placed upon the Naval Security Group. In order to do our jobs in today’s Navy, we must learn things which, in the past, were thought of as being possible only in science fiction stories. 
Additionally, because of defense budget cuts and the resulting decreases in manpower authorizations, we now have to do an even bigger and more technical job than in the past-with less people. To help us with this task, we now have computers and other work-saving equipments which have proved to be very valuable. 
Also, our receivers are now built in such a manner that we can tie in several different types of equipment to save steps and, thus, do the job with less people and in a more efficient way.
NAVEDTRA 10251
Cryptologic Collection Equipment
1977