^not what I said or implied.
Just curious, as I'm currently living in hinge purgatory between the heavenly bliss of JOPA and the unending hell of Mom and Dad (or is it the other way around?)... If you had to say what portion of perceived CO lack of control was pure JO misperception vs. COs overreacting to their own misperceptions of the O-6s' concerns vs. actual changes in the Navy over the last 20 years, what would it be?That’s a popular narrative, and one that is wrong more often than it’s right, though specific community affiliation might vary your milage.
This ×2.But, letting that shit roll downhill at the O-5 level is always a choice.
The squadron leadership leads, works to knock down roadblocks for the Chiefs and JOs so they can crush it...
And, as always, your community culture is probably the largest variable in all of this.
Which squadron did you command?I didn’t know what I didn’t know. I believed what the most vocal and aggrieved voices told me (or wrote). That said, i think there are, as you’ve alluded to, elements of both at play. As a JO I bought the “evil empire” motif. Now being “part of the problem” I can see that it’s more nuanced than that. What kind of culture does the O-6 foster, and how confident in their own skin are the CO and XO? Are there shitty bosses out there? Of course! But, letting that shit roll downhill at the O-5 level is always a choice.
My O-6 boss recently commented that it was a compliment how little attention he paid to our squadron. The squadron leadership leads, works to knock down roadblocks for the Chiefs and JOs so they can crush it, and if/when a phone call or email to the man is required, it’s usually to back brief him on a decision and rarely to ask for permission.
I know of at least one LT and a CDR on this forum who can tighten me up if I’ve misrepresented the facts as they relate to my chain of command.
And, as always, your community culture is probably the largest variable in all of this.
Hope that helps.
just like a good squadron can be upset by an one-off O-5.
Kinda like the word "Niggardly" I suppose.....always seems to offend those unfamiliar with the English Language.....or a dictionary for that matter.We had a helo girl in the airwing complain about a callsign on one of our jets to her front office, and they brought it to our Skipper. It literally had nothing to do with her interpretation of it, and was completely innocent. Needless to say, it was removed from the jet the next day. Standard.
You can’t honeslty believe that word would be okay to use in a professional setting.Kinda like the word "Niggardly" I suppose.....always seems to offend those unfamiliar with the English Language.....or a dictionary for that matter.
It's also close enough to another word that, despite the subtle difference in sound, one should probably still avoid it. No, this isn't some slippery slope where we as automatons suddenly can't say anything, but rather a situation where we are, through the ability to think, are in a position to judge what is a good idea and what is not.Kinda like the word "Niggardly" I suppose.....always seems to offend those unfamiliar with the English Language.....or a dictionary for that matter.
The word is too obscure, not used, and close enough to a racial slur that I would not even touch it.Kinda like the word "Niggardly" I suppose.....always seems to offend those unfamiliar with the English Language.....or a dictionary for that matter.
Better rename Niger, too, if we’re gonna freak out about unrelated words.