Tag Archives: Navy

Where were you on 9/11? Veteran’s Day Speech from a Former Naval Officer

Posted on September 11, 2012 by psessum

By: Allie Proff From a speech to Cedarcrest High School Students at the Veteran’s Day Assembly, November 2004 The first article from the Armed Forces Code of Conduct states, “I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my … Continue reading →

Posted in So There I Was | Tagged 2001, 9/11, 9/11/01, current-events, Experiences, Leadership, Military, My Deployment, Navy, New York, Officers, Sailor, So There I Was, Spet. 11, Veteran's Day, Veterans | 2 Comments

Cold War, Warm Hearts

Posted on August 17, 2012 by psessum

By Sean Peters Part I – Preparations This story takes place in 1989. Internally, the Soviet Union was not in such great shape, but from the outside looking in, it was still quite formidable. I was assigned to USS Brewton … Continue reading →

Posted in So There I Was | Tagged Cold War, Crossing the Line, Experiences, Hazing, May Day, Navy, Neptune, Officers, Polly wogs, Sailor, Secret, Shell backs, Soviets, Wogs | Leave a comment

Not All Wounds Are Visible

Posted on August 16, 2012 by psessum

By Allie Proff During my time in the service, I experienced an attitude that “If you’re not bleeding, you’re not hurt.” As much as we know that’s not the case, it’s still hard for some people to admit they need … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged current-events, Experiences, Invisible wounds, Lack of sleep, Leadership, Life Skills, mental-health, Military, Military leadership, Military Trauma, Navy, Officers, PTSD, Sailor, Seek help, Sleep, Suicide, Veterans | Leave a comment

Why I Joined: From a Young Naval Officer

Posted on July 28, 2012 by psessum

By Allie Proff When I was young, I loved stories about heroes. Greek demigods, shining knights, or caped crusaders, it didn’t matter to me. I loved how strong they were; not always physically but definitely courageous in standing up and … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged Boeing, Experiences, Joining the military, Leadership, Life Skills, Military, Navy, Officers, ROTC, Sailor, So There I Was, Veteran, Vets, Why I joined, Women in service | Leave a comment

Education Advice for People Thinking of Joining the Military and New Recruits

Posted on July 19, 2012 by psessum

By Peter Sessum I initially wrote this for tumblr, but thought it could be useful information to be shared on the website. After seeing a few questions being asked about education benefits in the military, I thought I would throw … Continue reading →

Posted in Kicking Some Knowledge | Tagged Air Force, Army, Bachelor degree, College, Combat Zone, current-events, Defense Language Inistitute, DLI, education, Enlisted, GI Bill, Life Skills, Marines, Military, military correspondence courses, Navy, promotion points, Training | Leave a comment

Military Leadership part 3: Stories Out at Sea

Posted on July 17, 2012 by psessum

By: Sean Peters Date-time group: 211831Z MAR 88 Location: 2102N5 15807W1 – Pearl Harbor OPAREAS Scene 1: USS Brewton (FF 1086) operations office. ENS Peters, the Electronics Material Officer (EMO) is having a discussion his department head, LT Brown (OPS), … Continue reading →

Posted in Military Leadership | Tagged Coffee, Enlisted, Leadership, Leading, Life Skills, Management, Military, Military leadership, Navy, Officers, Sailor, Watch officer | Leave a comment

Not All Military Losses Are in Combat, But All Are Remembered

Posted on July 14, 2012 by psessum

By: Sean Peters Reprinted with permission from his Tumblr account. I’ve been meaning to post this for some time but I haven’t done it because it’s hard. Some of y’all have posted your stories of loss and how it’s affected … Continue reading →

Posted in Real Heroes | Tagged Cadets, Corps of Cadets, Loss, mountain climbers, Navy, Sean Peters, shine shoes, Texas A&M, Tragic, Training, uniform inspections | 3 Comments

OPSEC, You Are Doing It Wrong

Posted on July 11, 2012 by psessum

By: Peter Sessum OPSEC, or Operations Security, is a very important thing in the military. Most people in the military have a good understanding of it, but the friends and families of military personnel often don’t get it. Most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Kicking Some Knowledge | Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, aviation, aviation units, Blogging, Classified, Combat Zone, current-events, dogtag chronicles, FOB, Grunt, Marines, Military, Navy, Operational Security, OPSEC, PSYOP, Secret, Soldier, Top Secret, Troop movements, Tumblr, unit patches, Veterans, Vets | 5 Comments

Political Correctness Does Not Belong on the Frontline

Posted on July 3, 2012 by psessum

By: Peter Sessum There is a vicious, misogynistic attack against Muslim women involving the U.S. Navy and it needs to stop. Women who are almost universally believed to be oppressed by their culture are being attacked in a way they … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Kicking Some Knowledge | Tagged Controversy, current-events, human-rights, islam, Kill house, Muslim Women, Navy, Navy SEAL, navy seals, PC culture, Political Correctness, politics, religion, Special Forces, Target, targets, Terrorist, Training | Leave a comment

Military Leadership Part 2: Officer v. Enlisted

Posted on May 8, 2012 by psessum

By: Peter Sessum If I were a human resources manager and had to fill two position in a corporation, one for CEO and one for a factory shift leader and only had to choose from an Army Staff Sergeant and … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Military Leadership | Tagged Air Force, Army, current-events, Enlisted, enlisted soldier, Kicking Some Knowledge, Leadership, Leading, Management, Marines, Navy, Officers, politics, Punishment, Rank, Soldiers, Veterans, Working With Vets | 2 Comments