A01=John F Leahy
Author_John F Leahy
carrier operations
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Chief Petty Officer
deckplate leadership
enlisted experience
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military mentorship
modern Navy culture
naval aviation
naval oral history
Navy books
Navy tradition
Operation Enduring Freedom
sailor stories
sea service insights
shipboard life
special warfare forces
submarine community
surface warfare
U.S. Navy leadership
USS George Washington
Product details
- ISBN 9781591144410
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 22 Nov 2012
- Publisher: Naval Institute Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
J.F. Leahy is both a Navy and Coast Guard veteran. He is an adjunct professor of business at Franklin University's Ross School of Leadership and Management in Columbus, Ohio. He is also the author of Ask the Chief: Backbone of the Navy and Chief Petty Officer's Guide.Show More
