Walk The Deckplates!

Walk The Deckplates!

Happy 2026! With the new year comes the traditional resolutions where we strive to do better: lose weight, get in shape, be happy, be a better parent, etc. I would suggest to you all that, as leaders, I bet we all could do a little better in the “listening”...
Deployed for the Holidays

Deployed for the Holidays

During my 31 years in the Navy, I was deployed or stationed overseas during the holidays nine times. And I loved every minute of it!! Now, some of you may wonder why I loved being far from loved ones during the one time of the year when family is highlighted, and the...
Don’t Ring the Bell!

Don’t Ring the Bell!

Throughout SEAL training, there are several time-tested catch phrases that SEAL trainees hear and carry with them from the moment they walk through the doors of the schoolhouse in Coronado to formally start BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) training, to...