Your articles always remind me of my 11.5 years at sea in my career (plus three years in WESTPAC traveing a lot). Thank you. My pentagon tour in my first 0-6 tour was an eye opener about how the political appointees can manipulate the promotion process (for example - 'hey, you were a good Marine Corps E4 in my front office so I will you spot promote you to E-5, that simple - I will just call my friend the Marine Corps Commandant and he will get you promoted right away'). The Pentagon is a horror story of decadence if anyone wants to check it out. As an 0-6 I happened to work for an SES in the Navy Secretariat who did not want to be troubled with nonsensical meetings, so I ended up filling in for meetings all the way up to the DoD Comptroller level (basically to take notes as an 0-6 in the Pentagon which is still meaningless). I know some maybe troubled by my comments, but it is the truth
Picture reminds of the story of the SECNAV tasting the wares in the enlisted chow line of an underway carrier which had a skipper obsessed with winning the NEY award.
Secnav looking at the vegetables and impressed by how fresh they appeared - given this was the Indian Ocean - remarked - "wow, are these things indigenous?"
To which the Philippine-American MS Chief immediately replied - "oh no sir, we throw them out before they get that bad".
Your articles always remind me of my 11.5 years at sea in my career (plus three years in WESTPAC traveing a lot). Thank you. My pentagon tour in my first 0-6 tour was an eye opener about how the political appointees can manipulate the promotion process (for example - 'hey, you were a good Marine Corps E4 in my front office so I will you spot promote you to E-5, that simple - I will just call my friend the Marine Corps Commandant and he will get you promoted right away'). The Pentagon is a horror story of decadence if anyone wants to check it out. As an 0-6 I happened to work for an SES in the Navy Secretariat who did not want to be troubled with nonsensical meetings, so I ended up filling in for meetings all the way up to the DoD Comptroller level (basically to take notes as an 0-6 in the Pentagon which is still meaningless). I know some maybe troubled by my comments, but it is the truth
Picture reminds of the story of the SECNAV tasting the wares in the enlisted chow line of an underway carrier which had a skipper obsessed with winning the NEY award.
Secnav looking at the vegetables and impressed by how fresh they appeared - given this was the Indian Ocean - remarked - "wow, are these things indigenous?"
To which the Philippine-American MS Chief immediately replied - "oh no sir, we throw them out before they get that bad".