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Navy Chief Personal Qualities

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Being able to be a United States navy Chief is on the most honorable professional achievement that an enlisted sailor could strive to accomplish. Being a navy chief is more than just changing from one uniform on September 15 to another on September 16. Being a Navy Chief carries tremendous responsibilities as now you are the person that junior sailor comes to for guidance and development. However, to me to fully explain why I deserve to be a navy chief it would be remissive of me if I did not give credit to those who have helped develop me over the years. Over the years I have had leaders who I worked for directly and some indirectly that have provided me key guidance to aid in my learning and growth a sailor. I believe that I should be a chief …show more content…

Those who were within my chain of command understood that I was fully able to do my current job but did not allow me to get a pass when it came to a personal choice that I made. By the chain Commanding Officer not condoning my actions and reducing me to the rank of second class Petty Officer impacted me in a way that would change the course of my outlook not only professionally but also personally. Being reduced in rank forced me to look it myself and my actions differently. I no longer utilized the lenses that I previously used. I had to humble myself, understand that certain personal actions were not acceptable and finally, I had to make a solid decision to change how a balanced everything that I do in life. This process was not a simple process but a process that caused me to search deep inside me of to figure out how to survive both professionally and personally. What I learned through this process is that “Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop.” With that being understood, I decided that I would not allow my negative actions define my future work ethics or

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