PRIDE AND PROFESSIONALISM

Military Requirements for Chief Petty Officer
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station may be answered by reading Overseas Living Conditions; Information Concerning, NAVMILPERSCOMINST 1720.1A. The instruc- tion contains brief sheets on approximately 40 duty stations abroad. This instruction should be available through your local PSD or personnel office. ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS You can obtain additional assistance for service members and their families from the following groups: Chaplain Corps Navy Relief Red Cross USO YMCA/YWCA Wives Clubs Visit the local offices of these organizations and discuss the services they provide for your personnel and their families. Then place notes in your division’s files about these organizations and the services they provide. You can use the notes to conduct General Military Training (GMT) during morning quarters. PRIDE AND PROFESSIONALISM Pride and professionalism have taken their rightful place in today’s Navy. Gone is mediocrity; permissiveness is about to follow. Enter professionalism. —Admiral Thomas B. Hayward In 1980 Admiral Thomas B. Hayward, the 21st Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), initiated the Navy’s pride and professionalism program. This program reemphasized and reinforced the traditions and values that have been a part of our Navy for over 200 years. Since this program is just as important today, you should develop those traits of pride and professionalism described in the following paragraphs. LOYALTY This is a true, faithful, strong devotion to your country, commitments, or obligations. In a Navy environment, it also includes devotion to your superiors and subordinates. While you may be willing, even eager, to extend loyalty within your organization, you must continuously strive to keep the loyalty of others. You can do this by showing loyalty to the command and your subordinates. DEVOTION TO DUTY This is dedication to your job. You must at all times do your job to the best of your ability and place duty above self. Refusal to do so increases the burden of others. PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE At this point in your career, professional knowledge consists of more than just technical knowledge; it also consists of job know-how. You will increase this job know-how with experience and by being open-minded to new ideas and the suggestions of others. SELF-CONFIDENCE This means you feel sure of your ability, judgment, power, and decisions. Professional knowledge is meaningless without the confidence to use it. INITIATIVE AND INGENUITY You need these qualities to help you develop your abilities to the fullest. Initiative is an introductory act leading to an action. Ingenuity is a skill or cleverness in devising or combining ways to get the job done. Opportunities for initiative and ingenuity often arise, but we fail to take advantage of them. COURAGE This is the mental or moral strength that enables you to meet danger, stand up for your beliefs, be honest, and admit mistakes. 6-7

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