Why an MBA? (Guest Post)

LCDR Adrian Arvizo received his commission as a Cryptologic Officer through Officer Candidate School (OCS) in 2002 via the Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program (BDCP). In 2010 he lateral transferred to Information Professional. He currently serves at the Naval Satellite Operations Center as a member of the Space Cadre and is […]

Loss of Confidence

In the Navy we see it all too often, a Commanding Officer relieved for cause. For those not in the military, that is merely a kind way of saying, “You’re fired!”. Whether it is misconduct, a lack of personal integrity, incompetence, or blatant disregard of direction from senior Commanders if […]

The Political Principle (Guest Post)

Josh Jordan spent 6 years in the Navy as Cryptologic Technician (Collection).  Following his Navy career, he joined the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to work as an Information Operations Specialist.  Mr. Jordan received a commission in 2011 and serves as a reserve Information Warfare Officer at NIOC Georgia.  […]

Genuine Conversations

The basis for this post is an e-mail I sent to the team with whom I currently lead. Until recently, we had not made team-building a deliberate focus; we had not made standard enforcement a priority; we had not allowed our strategic objectives to shape our day and instead have […]