WEBVTT 00:01.430 --> 00:03.620 - Flag writer's duties and responsibilities 00:03.620 --> 00:05.950 will vary from place to place 00:05.950 --> 00:07.840 but overall, I would describe it 00:07.840 --> 00:10.260 as the best experience of my naval career. 00:10.260 --> 00:11.490 - One of the exciting things 00:11.490 --> 00:12.810 about being a flag writer 00:12.810 --> 00:14.110 is getting to see more 00:14.110 --> 00:17.109 policies made and implemented, 00:17.109 --> 00:18.930 and before the MCPONs office, 00:18.930 --> 00:20.350 I worked for Vice Admiral Bono 00:20.350 --> 00:21.910 the Director of Defense Health Agency. 00:21.910 --> 00:24.100 - Chief Dimo Sanchez, 00:24.100 --> 00:25.449 I worked for Ambassador Laskaris 00:25.449 --> 00:27.863 in U.S Africom in Stuttgart, Germany. 00:29.110 --> 00:31.270 So the flag writer campaign, 00:31.270 --> 00:33.732 we started working with the community 00:33.732 --> 00:36.960 and our leadership to recruit 00:36.960 --> 00:38.660 more flag writers into the community. 00:38.660 --> 00:43.190 We have I would say about 145 strong, 00:43.190 --> 00:46.590 but we'd like to get more flag writers recruited 00:46.590 --> 00:49.420 so that they can support our Senior Executives, 00:49.420 --> 00:50.520 Admirals and Generals. 00:52.080 --> 00:53.820 - Hi I'm Senior Chief Richard Maclin 00:53.820 --> 00:56.050 I'm the Flag Writer Placement Coordinator. 00:56.050 --> 00:58.700 Work at MPC in Millington, Tennessee. 00:58.700 --> 01:00.210 Our flag writer campaign right now, 01:00.210 --> 01:01.920 we're trying to recruit 01:01.920 --> 01:06.155 some of the best YN1s in the Navy 01:06.155 --> 01:08.050 to become a flag writer. 01:08.050 --> 01:09.780 Somebody who is looking for a challenge, 01:09.780 --> 01:11.310 looking for something different, 01:11.310 --> 01:15.920 and if YNs are in certain positions 01:15.920 --> 01:16.753 and they don't know 01:16.753 --> 01:17.960 who their regional coordinator is, 01:17.960 --> 01:19.097 they can reach out to me, 01:19.097 --> 01:21.170 the Flag Writer Placement Coordinator. 01:21.170 --> 01:24.800 I will guide them to who they need to speak with 01:24.800 --> 01:25.950 and how to get 01:27.940 --> 01:28.870 their package ready 01:28.870 --> 01:31.300 and start for the program. 01:31.300 --> 01:35.330 - So we target sailors around the 6 year mark, 01:35.330 --> 01:37.330 First Class, coming off of either 01:37.330 --> 01:39.231 Independent Duty or coming off 01:39.231 --> 01:42.670 of also Sea Duty. 01:42.670 --> 01:44.660 That is where we're trying to get them. 01:44.660 --> 01:46.740 - The meaning of sailor, leader, 01:46.740 --> 01:48.053 yeoman, flag writer to me 01:48.053 --> 01:51.723 is of course sailor -- I am a sailor first, 01:52.660 --> 01:56.010 I'm a leader second, and third I'm a yeoman. 01:56.010 --> 01:58.577 And all of those three together 01:58.577 --> 02:00.740 is what makes me a flag writer. 02:00.740 --> 02:02.520 And the combination of those, 02:02.520 --> 02:05.430 if I'm at the maximum performance 02:05.430 --> 02:06.760 in all three of those areas 02:06.760 --> 02:07.980 that I can be for myself 02:07.980 --> 02:10.820 then I will be at the maximum capacity 02:10.820 --> 02:12.580 for a flag writer, and I will be efficient 02:12.580 --> 02:13.780 and effective at my job. 02:14.687 --> 02:17.800 - Hello. My name is Admiral Jamie Foggo, 02:17.800 --> 02:19.750 I'm the commander of Naval Forces Europe 02:19.750 --> 02:22.260 and Naval Forces Africa, and the Commander 02:22.260 --> 02:24.600 of Joint Force Command, Naples, Italy. 02:24.600 --> 02:25.790 That's a NATO command, 02:25.790 --> 02:27.514 and so I'm broadcasting here today 02:27.514 --> 02:30.219 with Chief Phil Dempson, my flag writer 02:30.219 --> 02:32.750 from Trondheim, Norway. 02:32.750 --> 02:34.030 I wanted to talk to you 02:34.030 --> 02:35.240 about the importance 02:35.240 --> 02:37.580 of the flag writer position. 02:37.580 --> 02:38.840 I've been a flag officer now 02:38.840 --> 02:40.380 for about nine years, 02:40.380 --> 02:41.530 and I've had the privilege 02:41.530 --> 02:43.290 of having First Class Petty Officers, 02:43.290 --> 02:45.460 Chief Petty Officers like Chief Dempson, 02:45.460 --> 02:46.710 Senior Chief Petty Officers 02:46.710 --> 02:47.980 and Master Chief Petty Officers 02:47.980 --> 02:50.070 serve as my flag writer. 02:50.070 --> 02:51.040 The flag writer position 02:51.040 --> 02:52.530 is very important to me 02:52.530 --> 02:53.900 because it's the first person 02:53.900 --> 02:54.733 I see in the morning 02:54.733 --> 02:55.950 when I come to work, and usually 02:55.950 --> 02:57.710 the last person I see at night 02:57.710 --> 02:59.270 when I go home. 02:59.270 --> 03:00.500 It's a fun job. 03:00.500 --> 03:02.070 This is the one you wanna have. 03:02.070 --> 03:02.920 Go for it. 03:02.920 --> 03:05.050 Good luck, God bless. 03:05.050 --> 03:07.967 (electronic music)