It seems the Navy is on a roll correcting Uncle Vern's mistakes. This really pleases me.
In 2003, The f*cking P-3 mafia-after 4 long years of lies and deception, took over not just their own staff-but that of our own hardworking wing staff of aviators and logisticians. I'll spare you the details, but in the run up to CFWP being absorbed by a P-3 admiral-I had the opportunity to witness not just one, but three flag officers lie to the fleet commander. Not just shade the truth a little bit-but tell outright and bold faced lies.
The result was, a staff merger that never should have happened.
Now the Navy is fixing it. Thanks be to God.
The Navy announced the following flag changes Aug. 20:
Fleet billets
Job title: Director, Maritime Headquarters, Fleet Forces Command.Change: O-8 to O-7.
Job title: Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command.Change: O-8 to O-7.
Job title: Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance 5th/7th Fleet,.Change: O-7 to O-6.
Job title: Deputy Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command.Change: O-7 to O-6.
Job title: Deputy Commander, Fleet Cyber Command/Deputy Commander, 10th Fleet. Change: O-7 to O-6.
Job titles: Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence and Director, National Maritime Intelligence Integration Office. Change: Merge. Pay grade is O-8.
Job title: Commander, Submarine Group 2. Change: O-7 job eliminated.
Job title: Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 5, Manama, Bahrain. Change: O-7 job eliminated.
A great day for the FDNF! The P-3 guys never had any business being there-and to tell the truth, it was all about a building, nothing more. Now get your lazy asses back up to Misawa!