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no challenging times are upon us .

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And a navy wide revival is in full

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swing . Mm hmm .

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And where there's challenge . There's

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also opportunity

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we've all been called upon to do what

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it takes to maintain the greatest naval

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power in human history .

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Mm hmm . But change won't come easy .

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The pressure is on to make our rudder

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checks and truly embody a culture of

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excellence .

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Each of us has something to contribute ,

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whether it be within or beyond the

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scope of our daily duties .

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In other words , we all have council to

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give and the capacity to receive it

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from others .

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The tricky part is figuring out how and

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when to give it . Mm hmm .

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The Navy is a big place and our

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leaders are under a tremendous amount

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of stress across every designator and

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rating in every area of operation at

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home and around the world .

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The good news is where there are just a

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few of them . There's a whole lot of us

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and by us , I mean , junior officers

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out of the 44,000 officers in the

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United States Navy , roughly 75% of

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them are lieutenant commander and below

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That's nearly 35,000 individuals to

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lend a helping hand as our senior

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leaders make critical decisions to

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guide our navy into the future . Now to

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gather all of those inputs and deliver

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them safely to leadership . We're gonna

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need a system here at Naval Junior

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Officer council . We're working

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directly with the Office of the Chief

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of Naval Personnel and the Office of

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Naval Research to find a way to

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leverage the J . O . Network and make

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positive contributions to the

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Department of the Navy . Now is our

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chance to step up . Not tomorrow and

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not when it's convenient . We are Naval

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Junior Officer Council and we are here

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to bridge the gap .