{"id":68382,"date":"2016-10-11T09:28:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T13:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=68382"},"modified":"2016-10-11T09:39:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T13:39:31","slug":"how-the-navy-ended-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=68382","title":{"rendered":"How the Navy ended ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bobo sends us a link from the Navy Times<\/a> which tells the story of how the Navy went around the force to eliminate their ranks and ratings system. Basically, it was pretty cowardly. They made a guy who was retiring make the tough choices for them, and then announced the changes after he was gone;<\/p>\n

Beyond a small working group, convened this past summer and led by then-Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike Stevens, next-to no one in the Navy saw this change coming, sources with knowledge of the decision-making process say. And it\u2019s been received with near universal contempt by sailors past and present. Stevens, who retired in September after four years in the top enlisted post, has discussed that process at length with Navy Times going back to the summer. Stevens said he had full support from the service\u2019s top admiral, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, and Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Robert Burke.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt it was not optional,\u201d Stevens said, \u201cbut my duty to lead this effort, knowing all along that there would be controversy attached to it.\u201d The former MCPON, as the position is known throughout the service, says he believes the move is necessary and that now Navy leaders \u201cmust follow through.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So it wasn’t the result of someone taking charge or showing leadership, it was a bunch of ass-covering political stuff. It worked out for me because I don’t have to Google “Turd-Chaser First Class” to figure out the rank of folks anymore, but the process was devoid of anything you Navy guys can be proud of – and pretty much indicative of what it’s like to work in the Obama Administration Pentagon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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