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I'm building a pest management special forces team, not an infantry. I want a team that takes on the most challenging (and interesting) missions. The dollar amount the infantry can earn is admittedly way higher, but that doesn't get me out of bed in the morning, excited to build something. EVERY high performing team, like the Navy Seals for example, are built by sharing the load and leaving no man behind. I see this on our team now. At around 2:30pm every day, my technicians talk among themselves to determine who is ahead of schedule and who has fallen behind. Those who are ahead then meet up with, or out right take jobs from those who are behind. In this way, everyone gets done at about the same time. Before you say that some will just be lazy and work slower then be rescued at the end of the day....that does not happen. NO ONE wants to be the slacker that gets rescued every day. The team takes care of that on its own. If your pay is attached to completion of routes/production, you can not foster this kind of high performing team. The best you can hope for is a band of mercenaries. What do you say Patrick Baldwin ????? #ipm #pestcontrol #pestmanagement

https://lnkd.in/gRjebHk2 Time for the Navy to get back to basics ... As a surface warfare officer (SWO) for 30 years with three at-sea commands, I witnessed firsthand the surface navy’s waning emphasis on basic warfighting skills and crews’ ability to fight their ships. Unfortunately, in an effort to save resources, the Navy has relied too heavily on simulators rather than hands-on training. As a destroyer executive officer, I was dumbfounded when, as a result of political pressure, my ship was not permitted to conduct a live-fire naval gunfire support qualification, but our combat systems team was “qualified” using a land-based simulator. There is no substitute for the sound of real gunfire and the adrenaline that comes with live ammunition. In addition, in a career spent at sea, I saw basic shiphandling skills erode. Where once ships maneuvered at close quarters, over time this was discouraged by Navy leaders, and younger commanding officers became timid and risk averse as a consequence. This occurred to the detriment of the core pride of being a SWO: being able to maneuver your ship to the edge of the envelope so that in combat or in extremis you were confident you could steam into harm’s way and return safely. As a commanding officer, I would tell the crew their quality of life was not the number of in-port duty sections they were in but rather their ability to fight the ship and survive. I believe we have strayed from this most basic requirement of being a sailor. A practice I learned from my second commanding officer, Captain Ralph K. Martin, an expert mentor in the USS?Lewis B. Puller?(FFG-23), was having the ship’s in-port duty section get the ship underway while the rest of the crew was mustered on the fantail. This built their confidence, and they knew that in an emergency sortie, they could steam the ship out of harm’s way without the commanding officer or executive officer embarked. One day when we set the special sea and anchor detail. Captain Martin had the 1JV sound-powered phone talker (a personnelman first class) get the ship underway from pierside in San Diego without coaching—talk about a confidence-building measure for both him and the crew! In our minds, we were invincible. Two of the surface warfare maxims that were drilled into my head as a young ensign by commanding officers who had seen combat were “You get what you inspect” and “Never do in wartime what you have not done in peacetime.” It appears, based on the collisions at sea and other preventable accidents, that surface warfare as a community has lost touch with its roots in an effort to embrace other programs and issues that are not critical to sailors’ survival. One can only hope the Navy will do a course correction and get back on track soonest.

https://lnkd.in/eUWNyQdJ Let's hope for our Sailors and our Navy that this time we get it right, in today's environment failure is not an option. Thank you to Mario Vulcano at Station Hypo. "Three more destroyers will return to the water this year as part of a program that will see them gain electronic warfare, radar and combat systems upgrades. As the U.S. Navy proceeds with modernizing its Flight IIA Arleigh Burke class destroyers with advanced electronic warfare, radar and combat systems upgrades, the head of the so-called DDG Modernization 2.0 program said the service has learned lessons from its deeply troubled Ticonderoga class cruiser modernization efforts, and several guardrails are in place to avoid similar pitfalls. TWZ has reported extensively on the congressionally mandated cruiser modernization effort, and how nearly $4 billion was spent modernizing seven of the ships, which have for years served in the air defense commander role for carrier strike groups (CSG), among other missions. But of those seven large surface combatants, none ended up gaining the extra five years of service life originally envisioned. The former Navy cruiser USS?Chancellorsville?(CG-62), renamed USS?Robert Smalls?in 2023. (Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka Facebook page) Instead, nearly half that money was wasted modernizing four cruisers that never returned to sea and were retired by the Navy, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) assessment, which warned that efforts like DDG Modernization 2.0 carried the same risks if the Navy didn’t learn from its mistakes. But as DDG Modernization 2.0 continues, with one Burke returning to the water after the first phase of modernization and three slated to follow this calendar year, several aspects of that program seek to prevent a repeat of the cruiser fiasco, Capt. Timothy Moore, DDG Modernization 2.0 program manager, told TWZ in an interview late last week. Navy officials have not responded to TWZ requests for costs and other information regarding the effort, but TWZ has in the past reported that the program was slated to cost $10 billion to modernize 23 destroyers. The USS Pinckney (DDG-91) is the lone destroyer to complete the first upgrade phase in late 2023. Moore said three destroyers currently undergoing the work are slated to come out of that maintenance availability later this year with the first phase completed and returned to the fleet. As the Navy awaits more of its Flight IIIs to come online, a Burke variant that is being afflicted by cost increases and delivery delays, efforts like DDG Modernization 2.0 seek to ensure that American destroyers remain the versatile and survivable workhorses of the surface fleet. Such expanded capabilities could prove crucial in a future war with China that military brass have been warning about for years. Contact the author: [email protected]"

Check out this article where congress woman Kiggans speaks on a bill aimed at keeping Navy ship repairs local. This could mean big things for the Hampton Roads industry – more jobs, a stronger economy, and potentially keeping sailors closer to their families. The future of ship repair could be changing, and this bill is a great place to start the conversation. What do you think about the potential benefits?

Addressing a Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) properly based on the branch of service. Army: ? Chief Warrant Officers (CW2 to CW5): Formally addressed as “Mister” or “Ms.” followed by their last name. Informally, they are often addressed as “Chief”. ? Example: “Good morning, Chief Jones.” Navy: ? Chief Warrant Officers (CWO2 to CWO5): Formally addressed as “Chief Warrant Officer Jones” or simply as “Warrant Officer Jones”. Informally, they are often addressed as “Mr./Ms. Jones” or “Chief.” ? Example: “Good afternoon, Chief Warrant Officer Jones.” Marine Corps: ? Chief Warrant Officers (CWO2 to CWO5): Formally addressed as “Chief Warrant Officer Jones” but often referred to as “Sir” or “Ma’am” due to the officer rank structure. Informally, they are also called “Gunner” (particularly CWO2s specializing in infantry weapons). ? Example: “Morning, Sir!” or “Good morning, Gunner Jones!” (if applicable). Coast Guard: ? Chief Warrant Officers (CWO2 to CWO4): Formally addressed as “Chief Warrant Officer Jones” or “Mr./Ms. Jones”. Informally, they may be addressed as “Chief.” ? Example: “Hello, Chief Miller.” When in doubt, you can never go wrong with “Chief”

BAE San Diego wins $212M USS Green Bay contract. BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $212,116,278 firm-fixed-price contract fo the FY 2025 docking selected restricted availabilty (DSRA) of USS?Green Bay?(LPD 20).? The contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring its cumulative value to $238,814,885. Built at Avondale Shipyards and commissioned in 2009, USS?Green Bay?is a San Antonio Class ampibious transport dock. The scope of the contract includes all labor, supervision, equipment, production, testing, facilities, and quality assurance necessary to prepare for and accomplish the Chief of Naval Operations availability for critical modernization, maintenance, and repair programs. Work will be performed in San Diego and is expected to be completed by October 2026. https://lnkd.in/gJ9Rj8CS USS Green Bay (LPD 20) [U.S. Navy photograph]

The US Navy is taking proactive measures to address readiness concerns and improve overall amphibious ship readiness. Adm. Lisa Franchetti has initiated a comprehensive investigation into the maintenance and readiness issues of amphibious ships, following the prolonged deployment delay of the USS Boxer. Led by three-star admirals, the investigation will focus on identifying challenges and lessons learned, with initial recommendations expected in May. The USS Boxer experienced delays and mechanical issues due, in part, to poor leadership. Adm. Franchetti highlighted the Navy's proactive approach in containing delays and mentioned potential delays with the USS Wasp. This investigation signifies the Navy's commitment to ensuring ship readiness and improvement efforts. #USNavy #AmphibiousShips #MarineCorps #ShipReadiness #DeepDive #Maintenance #ReadinessIssues #LessonsLearned #USSBoxer #Leadership #Recommendations #AdmLisaFranchetti #ProactiveApproach #USSWasp #NavyReadiness #ImprovementEfforts

"Hobson’s choice is a fallacy in this incident. The Navy must acknowledge the difference between peace and combat. In the profession of arms, both commanding officer authority and accountability must be preserved in equal measure for warships to be fully ready for combat in the future." This article looks at the recent shootdown of the F/A-18 by the USS Gettysburg and the USS Vincennes downing of an airliner in 1988, and asks to balance both local rationality and accountability. I agree with the sentiments of this author - trying to overcome the biases rooted in (national and military) culture will not be easy though. It is interesting that there is a distinction made between peacetime and wartime operations. Yes, there will be increased stress due to threats to life and uncertainties in wartime operations. At the same time, the errors we make are heavily influenced by context. If there are considerable organisational, financial, political and reputational stressors at play (like most militaries have at the moment), then errors are more likely and we shouldn't focus on the severity of the outcome if we are to learn, as severity as an outcome can't link back to the quality of the decision at the time it was made. I am thinking of the recent loss of the HMNZS Manawanui in October last year. I also learned the background of this fallacy while reading this article. https://lnkd.in/esg_cdb3 #humanfactors #justculture #incidentinvestigation #lfuo The Human Diver - all things #humanfactors #nontechnicalskills in #diving Human in the System - #notjustdiving

Falls Church-based federal contractor BAE Systems Inc. has won a Navy contract worth up to $238.8 million to maintain, modernize and repair a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship.

Did you know if you’re a Senior Enlisted Member (E-7 to E-9) you can receive 1% lower then the best rate available with Navy Federal Credit Union ? Example; If you’re in the market for a new vehicle, boat, etc and the best rate @ 60 months is 3.9%, you’re eligible for 2.9%! This is of course subject to credit approval. I’ve used it multiple times for vehicles and what not! #TheMoreYouKnow