Month of the Military Child
Linda Gilday Shares Her Thoughts on the Resilience and Strength of Military Children By Mrs. Linda Gilday, Wife of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday April is Month of the Military Child, and on behalf of my husband Mike, I want to take this opportunity to thank, recognize, and celebrate our military children. As …
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Is an Ongoing Effort
By MyNavy HR Fleet Master Chief Wes Koshoffer Shipmates, Fleet Master Chief Koshoffer from MyNavy HR here to talk about Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. COVID-19 mitigation efforts have really changed the way we are doing business in many areas of our Navy but there are some things that we must continue to work …
Acting Secretary of the Navy Letter to The New York Times
By Thomas B. Modly I have the utmost respect for Mr. Roosevelt and his family’s immense heritage of service to the nation. In the case of Captain Crozier, however, he is wrong. I suspect he has no other motive than to defend a courageous man, a man in the arena, but he simply does not …
#NavyWomenMakingHistory – A Message from CNO and Mrs. Gilday
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and Mrs. Linda Gilday It’s a busy time with the Coronavirus and stressful as well, but my wife, Linda, and I want to take this opportunity to recognize the countless women who serve in the U.S. Navy – active and reserve, uniform and civilian – as well as …
Election Season Do’s and Don’ts
A guide for Sailors and Navy civil servants With presidential and congressional elections approaching, the Navy encourages every one of us to exercise our right to vote. Just as important is the right to free speech. But we also have the right to be free from political pressure while we’re at work. That means being …
Chaplain Corps Provides Irreplaceable Services
RADM Brent W. Scott Navy Chief of Chaplains I recently read an opinion article that suggested it would be reasonable to consider what amounts to reducing the religious liberty of service members and their families. The author offered that diminishing the Chaplain Corps would help the Navy meet its $40 billion requirement. The truth is, …
Department of the Navy FY 2021 President’s Budget
The Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) President’s Budget submission (PB21) of $207.1B is an increase of $1.9B (0.9%) from the FY20 enacted budget (base+OCO), less $4.8B added by Congress in Natural Disaster funding we received in FY20. This budget supports irreversible implementation of the National Defense Strategy (NDS) and balances priorities in order to maximize naval …
Regional Discussion on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment
“Sexual harassment and sexual assault are unconscionable and inexcusable actions. These acts don’t just attack the individual, they attack our entire Naval family and the ideals for which we all stand. I know that the leaders from colleges and universities who are joining us in this important regional discussion feel the same way about their …
Best Job I’ve Ever Had
(New Year’s Day 2020 Deck Log Entry) By Quartermaster 3rd Class Sara Nevison,Deployed at Sea on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) NOTE: The New Year’s Day deck log is a longstanding U.S. Navy tradition, in which a Sailor on watch pens his or her reflections in verse, which the watch stander on duty at midnight …
Best Job I’ve Ever Had
(New Year’s Day 2020 Deck Log Entry) By Quartermaster 3rd Class Sara Nevison,Deployed at Sea on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) NOTE: The New Year’s Day deck log is a longstanding U.S. Navy tradition, in which a Sailor on watch pens his or her reflections in verse, which the watch stander on duty at midnight …