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"ONE OF THE FORTUNATE THINGS ABOUT THE MILITARY IS THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS SURROUNDED BY REALLY
GOOD PEOPLE, PEOPLE THAT CAN HAVE AN IMPACT, BOTH FROM PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE WORKING FOR AS
WELL AS PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING FOR YOU OR WITH YOU, WHETHER IT'S A DIVISION OFFICER
OR SENIOR OR JUNIOR ENLISTED, THERE'S GREAT PEOPLE ALL AROUND YOU THAT JUST WITH THEIR
POSITIVE ATTITUDE OR WORK ETHIC, DRIVE YOU TO BE A BETTER SAILOR."
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"IN THE MILITARY, IF YOU'RE NOT TRUSTING THE GUY STANDING NEXT TO YOU, YOUR PARTNERSHIP
WITH ONE ANOTHER ISN'T GONNA GO VERY FAR, YOU'RE COLLECTIVE TEAM ISN'T GOING TO ACT
AS ONE UNIT, AND YOU KNOW IT ONLY GOES AS FAR AS THE TRUST THAT YOU BUILD WITH ONE ANOTHER."
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"THERE'S A WHOLE TON OF MANAGEMENT, AND I WAS OBVIOUSLY HANDS ON WITH MANAGEMENT NIGHT
AND DAY WHILE I WAS IN THE NAVY, AND THAT'S KIND OF MY BREAD AND BUTTER HERE. WHILE YOU'RE
IN YOU'RE DEALING WITH A WHOLE LOT ALL THE TIME. THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS GOING ON AND YOU'RE
MANAGING, WHETHER IT'S YOUR MISSION CRITICAL TASK AT HAND AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, UPWARDS
OF 50 PEOPLE AND WITH THOSE 50 PEOPLE THEY OBVIOUSLY ALL HAVE JOBS THAT ARE GOING ON
SO YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE PIECES ARE IN PLACE AND THEY'RE DOING THE
THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION. I THINK LEADERSHIP IS ONE OF
THE PRIMARY THINGS, I MEAN BEING DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A DIVISION OR AN ENTIRE DEPARTMENT
OR, YOU KNOW, OVER HALF THE SHIP, THAT TYPE OF LEADERSHIP CAN REALLY TRANSLATE INTO WHATEVER
ELSE YOU'RE DOING. PROFESSIONALISM IS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT JOIN THE SERVICES ARE KIND
OF DRILLED THAT INTO THEM AT AN EARLY STAGE AND THAT I THINK FOR ME IS SOMETHING THAT
I'LL CARRY WITH ME."