Navy Chief Personal Qualities

A chief has many qualities just to name a few. They are the subject matter experts, always humble, and professional. The chief is loyal to everyone and serves as an advisor to the chain of command in all aspects, to make sure the mission is accomplished. Maintaining communication up and down the ranks is essential for any chief’s success, secrets are never an option. The chief lives and up holds the Navy core values of Honor, Courage, and

At the time that I saw chief as only a rank, I only wanted to achieve said rank to further my own personal status within NJROTC. Once I realized all the responsibility that comes with being a chief, I faltered. I questioned whether or not I

The United States Navy and strong leadership are synonymous. I have been raised in a family that emphasized leadership and integrity. These qualities are demonstrated through distinct and profound attitudes, behaviors, and core moral values. I want to be part of something that matters and gives me the opportunity to succeed while helping people. Being a Naval Officer offers the fulfillment I am looking for.

I was tasked with menial assignments and was dissatisfied with my professional standing. Once again, the thoughts of Dive School crept into my mind again and I thought I was being punished for my failure. At a pivotal moment, I decided that rather than accept my current cirumcstance as an inevitability, I opted to strive for greatness and work my way to greater opportunities. I volunteered for the jobs that no one else wanted and excelled at them to the point that I was recognized for my contributions and awarded the Army Achievement Medal within a few weeks. This enabled me to pursue a reassignment to a infantry brigade that had a CBRN Recon Platoon Position. A platoon position for a CBRN officer is few and far to come by. With 8 CBRN officers for every 1 CBRN unit leadership position, often a CBRN officer will progress throughout their career without being assigned a leadership role, spending their entire career on staff. Through my hard work and tenacity, I was selected to be one of these few lucky

I believe that there are multiple qualities in becoming a successful USMA cadet and a successful officer. First and foremost, leadership is the most important quality. Leadership is something a quality that I have and I have proven time after time. I have been the wrestling team captain 3 out of my 4 years at Chelsea. I lettered all four years in wrestling as well, with a state championship my Junior year and working towards a second title currently. I also started the middle school wrestling program, which has now become a top competitor in our state. I also ran cross country one year, yet was varsity my very first year and a top 5 runner. All of that to say that not only can I be a leader verbally as a captain of a team, but I can also be

This had to do with resources that I spent my personal money on. Sergeant Unseemly was constantly envious of my creative strategies to increase my recruiting production. He once referred to me as a “one upper”, but this perception was far from the truth. The Air Force had already provided us with our own business cards, but I did not think that the Air Force-issued cards had enough flare. I took matters into my own hands and decided to create and order my own custom business cards with my official military photo in the right hand corner. I eventually realized after a few years that I had more business cards being removed than people actually calling me to join the military. The numbers were not quite adding up, so I made the decision to do my own detective work. I discovered that not only was Sergeant Unseemly throwing away my business cards that were placed outside of our office for interested leads to pick up, he was also in my designated high schools telling school counselors that he was the new recruiter. As he took my business cards out of schools, he replaced them with his own. This was the final straw for me, and I decided it was a must that I expose him to our superiors. Sergeant Unseemly could not deny these actions considering that high school staff had witnessed this

I was meritoriously advanced to the rank of First Class Petty Officer (enlisted rank of E6) in July of 2017. Mainly based on my ability to be personable, leaded subordinates, peers and provide confidently clear and professional debriefs to those much more senior then I. It wasn’t until I was promoted to First Class Petty Officer that I realized It wouldn’t be possible to rest on my laurels if I wanted to be successful and prove I had the skills that would be necessary to be promoted to the rank of Chief Petty Officer.

(1) Phenomenal Sailor! He is a Superb balance between leader and manager. He is the backbone of Weapons Department and is vital to our success. His “Give ‘em Hell” attitude is in every undertaking. He takes the lead in every endeavor and refuses to look back. A highly motivated and resourceful Sailor whose strong work ethic has been nothing short of phenomenal during his time onboard TRUMAN. He continuously performs at the Chief Petty Officer level in leadership, Sailor development, and communication. Petty Officer Boudreau has proven himself to be “The Best of the Best” in all regards.

I have proven throughout my career that I have the leadership, technical, and management skills required of a successful Naval Officer. I feel that it is my time to exercise these abilities as a CWO. My record speaks volume for what I have done. If you need someone to take on the toughest jobs and lead with success, I am definitely that person. I am a leader! Put me in the

I want to become a Naval Officer because I want to lead the people under me with great guidance. I want them to know that the person that leads them has their imperfections too, but that doesn’t stop them from being the best that they can be. I want to have that classroom experience again where I lose sleep or relaxation time, to make sure that my people are more than okay. My change in the world doesn’t have to be me being a politician, but me changing the lives of individuals as a Navy

I soon found I could become a leader of sailors, and although a more difficult path than enlistment, this newfound route appealed to me. A presentation from an alumni of my high school and the Naval Academy introduced me to the institution, and every word he said resonated within me, bringing me back to my viewing of the ships and the sailors for the first time. I left that presentation with a goal that I have not stopped working towards; to become a midshipman and subsequently an officer in the United States Navy.

I started to look at the navy different, because for me it looked that nobody care about what I think or what I want to achieve.The days passed and it was same days just different day. I woke up, ate and went to work. I no longer had a smile on my face and I did not want to be in the Navy anymore. After two years I got into trouble, not having someone to tell me what I have to do I got in trouble. I did not care what would happen, because I just wanted to do my time and go home close to my family and all my love ones.The captain of the ship gave me extra duty for two months, with two months half payment and a reduction of rank which means I had to wait another year to take the advancement exam. The worst that can happen to someone who just check in onboard is getting into trouble, and worse not being able to go home in Christmas time. Spending your day on the ship and watching how others can go out made me really sad and unsure about myself. It was a really sad experience for me. Then after two months I was finally able to go out and enjoy the day once again, but in my mind I kept the same mentality and the same goal just do my time and go

Airmen Campos is a rising star and a true reflection of the Navy Core values.

Soon after arriving I was eligible to begin taking my advancement exams, advancement exams are how you move up in rank in the Navy. However, the Boatswain Mate rate was overmanned resulting in very low advancement rates making it extremely hard to move up in rank. After taking the advancement exam three times and scoring 0.5 points short of advancing, I realized I would need more than four years to advance. So, I decided to extend my contract by one year. 2 months after I extended my contract, I took the advancement test for the fourth time and exceeded the necessary points by 16. Finally passing that exam and putting on 3rd class I felt like I was on top of the world and decided to make this a career. However, life had other plans, two months later my wife told me she was pregnant. This was best thing that could ever happen to me, I almost couldn’t believe it that I was going to be a father. So, with a baby due in 7 months and a deployment in 6 months I had to make the toughest decision of my

After serving in the military for over five years and attaining the rank of SGT (P), I was sent orders for recruiting. This was not the path I wanted my career to go down, so I opted to decline the orders. Once I had done this I was faced with a decision, what should I do now? I decided I would try to get hired at a local police department. At the time I was stationed in Manhattan, KS and had to choose between Manhattan, Salina, and Topeka. Topeka and Manhattan were testing on the same days and as fate would have it I decided to give Manhattan a try.