Navy Organizational Structure

The Makings Of A Navy SEAL by Brandon Webb and forwarded by Marcus Luttrell is about Brandon Webb's life on his journey becoming a Navy SEAL. Brandon went through very tough times and also learned how much it took to become a Navy SEAL. After reading this book, I became captivated on Branon’s life. I think that he was a great person and was surprised how much he had to go through to become a Navy SEAL and a Navy SEAL sniper.

The United States of America has not always been the world superpower that it is today. The same goes for its Navy. In the first several years of existence, the United States Navy was not a formidable fighting force. The young nation was hesitant to invest in a navy for many reasons, one of them being to prevent provoking the world powers of the time, France and Britain. On top of that, navies were very expensive to build and required a significant amount of resources to maintain, which the U.S. did not have at the time. To say that the United States Navy was ill prepared for war would be a dramatic understatement. The U.S. had a total of fifteen ships in its entire naval fleet compared to the might of the Royal Navy which possessed over six hundred warships. Even with the odds stacked against the U.S., President Madison declared war on 18 JUN 1812. The lack of size and power of the navy at the time would make it extremely difficult to satisfy the needs of the newly founded nation.

“An organizational structure defines how job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated” (Robbins and Judge, 2007, p. 583). The six key elements that Robbins and Judge explain that managers need to address are; work specialization, departmentalization, chain of command, span of control, centralization and decentralization, and formalization. Coming from a military background, I find it easy and effective to bring in a strong chain of command. Robbins and Judge (2007) define chain of command as “an unbroken line of authority that extends from the top of the organization to the lowest echelon and clarifies who reports to whom” (p. 542). This chain of command eliminates confusion, keeps employees working on their respective tasks without distracting others with any involvement on certain areas, and can help to break up the cliques. Currently there is a jumbled Sociogram depicting unilateral and bilateral communication throughout the organization. The chain of command can stream line this communication and ensure the right tasks are being delegated and communication can be effectively transferred through the appropriate levels to increase efficiency.

The company is geographically located in most major united states locations. It employs a hierarchal organizational design. One of the contributing factors to its success is the company’s success in providing a dining experience for its customers that excel in choices, price, customer service, and serving size. The company is known world-wide for its delicious cheesecakes with the key factor being the variety.

Having organizational structure also entails having what is called an organization chart. An organization chart is a diagram that shows the structure of an organization and the relationships and relative ranks of its parts and positions/jobs. Sherill believes you need an organization chart so that you are aware of who to report to. Where Sherill is currently employed, has not had anything set up this way in a few years. People are not sure who they are to report to and often report to whoever they feel like. She has seen a few employees leave the company for other jobs because they felt that their job lacked structure and it was difficult for them to work in a place like that.

Close your eyes and picture a sixteen inch wide tube in your mind. Now put three of those tubes on a spinning square, then multiply that by three, making three sets of three tubes on moving squares. In addition, those cannons happen to fire 406mm nuclear shells at an explosive velocity. Fantastic, now that you have that in mind, place those squares on an eight hundred and eighty-seven foot long battleship and you have the USS Iowa, the powerful ship that was in the US Navy.

The strength of my organizational chart is more accountability. Each position will oversee and supervise an important aspect of the day to day operations. The span of control will be proper and the duties will be evenly split amongst the command staff and first line staff. The chain of command has its checks and balances and each position responds to a supervisor. The weakness of the current organizational chart is that the Patrol Lieutenant basically oversees the entire department and responds to the Captain. There are not much accountability and lacks standards.

I have chosen to write about the United States Army for my Organizational profile. Not only was it extremely interesting to look at the organization that I love and how it functions, but it is the one business that I feel most comfortable with. The Army employs approximately 530,000 Active Duty Soldiers and 330,000 civilians, making it one of the largest, most powerful corporations in the world. Founded in 1775, it is one of the oldest businesses in the United States and is rich with history, symbolism, and structure (citation, year).

As an institution tasked with the protection of the United States and its interest around the world including on, above, and below the sea, it is increasingly more important that the United States Navy (US Navy) continually works to generate and adapt to change in order be prepared for any threat from enemies near and afar.

Team (RTT) to execute and provide comprehensive and objective assessments during RTT Assessments and Region Assessments visits of operational critical programs, such as Emergency Management, Fire and Emergency Services, Safety, ect., to include basic, intermediate, and advanced Naval Security Force (NSF) qualifications and proficiency at the eighteen (18) Commander, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE) commands listed above. Also, provide Exercise Planning Support for with CNIC, USFF and CNRSE annual capstone Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield (SC-CS) Anti-Terrorism (AT) and HURREX-CG Emergency Preparedness exercise events of the Execution Phase of the Navy Warfare Training

According to the Business Dictionary online, structural organization is “the typically hierachichal arrangement of lines of authority communications, rights and duties of an organization. Organization structure determines how the roles, power and responsibilities are assigned, controlled, and coordinated, and how information flows between the different levels of management.”(“What is Organizational Structure,” 2014) An organization’s structure depends on there purpose and mission plan. General Motors feels that strong leadership is very important role to their organization. They incorporate a horizontal organizational structure where they focus on being an innovative group of employees. “Human relations is the process of training employees, addressing their needs, fostering a workplace culture and resolving conflicts between different employees or between employees and management.””The Importance of Human Relations In the Workplace,” 2014) General Motors is about teamwork and not so much individual roles.

During my high school career, and continuing into my naval career, I have always had a desire to succeed. In high school, I applied myself to become valedictorian, and in the Navy, I have worked hard to become my A-school honorman. This desire to succeed is what initially attracted me to the Naval Academy. Those who enter are regarded as the Navy's finest, and because of the high standards that such a training demands, I hope to be shaped into a sailor that will bring pride to his branch and his country.

NASA’s organizational structure has varied. Currently, NASA has a layered pyramid top-down organizational structure for each location. Office of Management: Management Processes Branch, 1985 reports about the NASA organization:

I have garnered many military certifications and qualifications during the course of my almost twenty year career in the US Navy. From teaching and instructing students how to operate and utilize complex test equipment to training and qualifying seasoned sailors on maintaining weapons systems my experience and knowledge is vast and expansive. Early in my career I worked as a technician on deceptive electronic countermeasure systems (DECM) for F-14 Tomcats. Applying my technical acumen and know how I utilized Navy Electronic Warfare Test Set (NEWTS) and overhauled countless assets returning them to supply shelves completely repaired and ready for re-issue. Additionally, as I advanced in rank, I managed the production efforts of technicians

Organizational structure is a formal relationship between management and the employees. It is a way to motivate the employees and get them to working. It is also away to get employees to follow the company goals, and work together as a team. To make an organization work they need to have an organized structure to be able to run the company. The mission