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Ask the Chief : Backbone of the Navy 🔍
Leahy, John F. Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 3); Naval Inst Press, Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 3), New York, 2012
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When researching for an earlier book, the author was told he should write about chief petty officers, "the people who really keep the Navy afloat". Whenever sailors are stuck for an answer - if the anchor gets fouled, or tha paint won't dry - someone usually shrugs and says, "Well, let's ask the chief". So Leahy interviewed many, as well as embarking on a brief tour as a guest of the Navy in the CPOs mess of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. This is a collection of their thoughts and responses to his questions of life on the ocean wave with the responsibility of "leading, developing. communicating and supporting" other naval personnel.
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John F. Leahy
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Naval Institute Press
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United States, United States of America
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Annapolis, Md, ©2012, ©2004
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Illustrated, 2012
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Whenever sailors are confronted with'unsolvable'problems--be it a fouled anchor or paint that won't dry--they often throw up their hands and exclaim,'We'd better ask the Chief.'That refrain, heard for generations throughout the Navy, is the theme for Jack Leahy's newest book. Written at sea, his book provides a compelling picture of the Chief Petty Officer's community in the U.S. Navy.As a guest of the Chief Petty Officer's mess aboard USS George Washington during Operation Enduring Freedom, Leahy was granted complete and unfettered access to all areas of the massive carrier and the other ships in her battle group. He interviewed nearly one hundred Navy Chiefs from the aviation, surface, submarine, and special warfare communities and recounts their stories of daily life at sea. In doing so, he presents the true backbone of the modern Navy: the wisdom, character, and dignity of the Chief Petty Officer's community. This book of contemporaneous oral history follows the format that proved so successful with Leahy's earlier book on Navy boot camp. Color photographs help bring the story to life.
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When sailors are confronted by a seemingly unsolvable problem, whether it's a fouled anchor or paint that won't dry, they often throw up their hands and declare: "Ask the chief." Leahy's oral history is based on interviews with nearly 100 representatives of that legendary problem-solver, the chief petty officer. Leahy (adjunct, business, Franklin U.), a Navy and Coast Guard veteran, was granted access during Operation Enduring Freedom to the carrier USS George Washington and other ships in her battle group. The chiefs he spoke to came from the aviation, surface, submarine, and special warfare communities. The work is illustrated in b&w. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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"Ask the Chief provides a picture of the chief petty officer's community in the U.S. Navy." "As a guest of the chief petty officers mess aboard USS George Washington during Operation Enduring Freedom, Leahy was granted complete and unfettered access to all areas of the massive carrier as well as the other ships in her battle group. He interviewed nearly one hundred Navy chiefs from the aviation, surface, submarine, and special warfare communities and recounts their stories of daily life at sea. In doing so, Leahy presents the true backbone of the modern Navy: the wisdom, character, and dignity of the chief petty officer's community."--BOOK JACKET.
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