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Hypothetically Speaking · Feb 15, 09:28 PM

The question on all of your minds must clearly be, “What is EDO?” That’s Engineering Duty Officer, breeding ground for technical fleet leadership. This is clearly detailed in MILPERSMAN 1210. That’s abreviacronym for Navy Military Personnel Manual.

(Let’s you annd I pretend that bit about drugs it didn’t happen, unless you are from OPM or other legitimate authority, in which case, please refer to my previously submitted in triplicate SF-86 questionaire and associated statements.)

In conclusion,

The gentleman, then, is the man who is master of himself, who respects himself and makes other respect him. The essence of gentlemanliness is self-rule. From self respect a thousand other things are derived, such as care of a man’s person, of his language, of his manners, watchfulness over his body and over his soul, dominion over his instincts and his passions, the effort to be self sufficient, the pride which will accept no favours, carefulness not to expose himself to any humiliation or mortification, and to maintain himself independent of any human caprice: the constant protection of his Honour and his Self Respect.

This is from the Royal Navy’s Junior Officer’s Guide, which also adds

An officer has a dual responsibility which can never be shirked, forgotten or allowed to take the background. He is responsible to those set above him that he at all times carries out their orders and directions to the best of his ability, and with no thought of his own personal desires, comfort or safety. He is responsible to those placed under him that he is in every way worthy of being their leader under any circumstances of hardship, danger or despair.

To be capable of assuming such responsibility an officer must possess a STRONG CHARACTER and to achieve this he must have moral and physical courage, self respect, loyalty, tenacity and honesty in his make up. He must be capable of SOUND JUDGMENT, and this can be developed by learning to discriminate between right and wrong, good and bad, strength and weakness : by acquiring a sense of values and by practicing logical thinking. An officer must be full of ENERGY and only when he keeps himself mentally enthusiastic, physically fit and possesses or develops personal “drive” will he have the energy needed. To these qualities must be added a SENSE OF HUMOUR. The gloomy fellow, the “sad sack” will never be a complete officer: no matter how brave, how brilliant or how otherwise acceptable he may be.

What’s not to like, eh what?

Quickly, before my enthusiasm wanders and I turn my fickle eye to the illustrious careers of practitioner of international law or free-lance photojournalist slash Six Sigma consultant.

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  1. My God! I am a natural born Naval Officer! — Yin    Feb 16, 11:31 AM    #

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