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- Flag writers divisional
responsibilities will vary

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from place to place, but
overall, I would describe it

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as the best experience in my naval career.

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- One of the exciting things

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about being a flag
writer, is getting to see

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where policy is made and implemented.

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And, before the MCPON's
office, I worked for

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Vice Admiral Bono, the Director
of Defense Health Agency.

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- Chief Dimo Sanchez.

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I work for Ambassador
Laskaris at U.S Africa Com

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in Stuttgart, Germany.

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So, with flag writer
campaign, we started working

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with the community and our leadership

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to recruit more flag
writers into the community.

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We have, I would say, about
145 strong, but we'd like

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to get more flag writers recruited,

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so that they can support
our senior executives,

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admirals, and generals.

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- Hi, I'm Senior Chief Richard Maclin.

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I'm the Flag Writer Placement Coordinator.

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I work at NPC in Millington, Tennessee.

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The flag writer campaign
right now, we're trying

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to recruit some of the
best YN1s in the Navy

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to become a flag writer.

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Somebody who's looking for a challenge,

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looking for something different,

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and YNs who are in certain
positions, and they don't know

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who their regional coordinator is,

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they can reach out to me,

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as the Flag Writer Placement Coordinator.

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I will guide them to who
they need to speak with

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and how to get their package ready,

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and start for the program.

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- So, we target sailors
around the six-year mark,

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first class coming off of
either independent duty

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or coming off of sea duty.

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That's where we're trying to get them.

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- The meaning of seaman,
leader, yeoman, flag writer,

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to me, is of course, sailor.

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I am a sailor first.

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I am a leader second.

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And third, I'm a yeoman and
all of those three together

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is what makes me a flag writer.