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Both officer and enlisted have a certain amount of
roles and responsibility and authorities.
Officers make the decisions and really make a lot of the
coordination and planning when it comes down to us.
And we make whatever they decide go.
It's our job to take charge to make sure that our
personnel are being handled properly and all their
needs are being met and ensuring that the
mission is being accomplished.
My name is Lieutenant Commander Daniel Morales,
and I am an Officer in the United States Navy.
My name is Petty Officer First Class Steve Desroches,
and I'm an Enlisted Sailor in the United States Navy.
Morales: The requirements that a candidate must meet
before becoming an Officer in the United States Navy is
that they must have a four-year degree from an
accredited university, meet the physical requirements,
and meet all the legal requirements.
DesRoches: For the Enlisted, you must meet the
physical requirements, the legal requirements,
and be at least 17 years old with a high school
diploma or equivalent.
Morales: Candidates could start developing their
leadership and management skills.
They're going to be required to work under pressure,
and they're going to need to be able to start learning the
Navy's core values - which are honor, courage, and commitment.
DesRoches: Exactly. Time management is a very big skill,
and you can definitely learn that in college and on the job.
In the Navy you definitely are challenged many times to
be able to perform to your optimum under a variety of
conditions and you will learn that extremely well in the Navy.
Morales: You would learn how to be a manager, but,
more importantly, you will learn how to multitask.
As a Petty Officer Desroches could attest, being in the Navy -
DesRoches: Oh, yes. Morales: - it's very dynamic -
DesRoches: Exactly. Morales: and you have to be able to multitask.
DesRoches: Having the discipline to do that is going to be
an extreme asset to you when you go for any job, really.
Becoming a leader is knowing your people and definitely
knowing how to work different types of people and work with
different types of people and to produce the same result
over and over and over again. And I think that the Navy
will teach you not only the basics of time management and
knowing yourself but the leadership principles
of knowing your people.
Morales: It's based on mutual respect between the
Officer and the Enlisted.
DesRoches: Right. As far as the day-to-day function,
the Officer is there and they're setting the example and
setting forth what needs to happen. The Enlisted is supposed
to follow, and being able to carry out the work but be
comfortable for me to be able to approach him with -
with an issue; or he should be able to be comfortable enough,
certainly, to come to me with an issue what needs to happen.
Morales: Right. And, furthermore, it's the Officer will take on
their role at times as to provide that guidance,
that guidance and leadership and even mentorship.
Morales: It's unlimited possibility whether you're coming in as
an Officer or an Enlisted. Being in the Navy is - it's a way of life.
It's really just not a job; it's a call of duty.
It's something that someone could really learn and develop and
foster characteristics that you really can't get anywhere
else in the civilian sector.
DesRoches: Definitely. Coming into the Navy is a, not only
gives you that technical expertise of a job that - for me,
I love - I love my job. It's given me technical expertise to
be able to do that in a couple different fields but it's also
given me camaraderie, a sense of self, character, discipline,
and more opportunities than I can - like Lieutenant Commander Morales
was saying - you know, that I could handle; college, advancement,
benefits. I mean, it's just -- I'm overwhelmed.
Morales: Thank you for watching this Navy webcast.
DesRoches: If you have any questions, visit navy.com or find us on Facebook.