Ask The Chief: Backbone of the Navy - Softcover

Whenever sailors are confronted with ""unsolvable"" problems - be it a fouled anchor or paint that won't dry - they often throw up their hands and exclaim, ""We'd better ask the Chief"", that refrain, heard for generations throughout the Navy, is the theme this book. Written at sea, the book provides a compelling picture of the Chief Petty Officer's community in the U.S. Navy. As a guest of the Chief Petty Officer's mess aboard USS George Washington during Operation Enduring Freedom, Leahy was granted complete and unfettered access to all areas of the massive carrier and the other ships in her battle group. He interviewed nearly one hundred Navy Chiefs from the aviation, surface, submarine, and special warfare communities and recounts stories of their daily life at sea. In doing so, he presents the true backbone of the modern Navy: the wisdom, character, and dignity of the Chief Petty Officer's community. This book of contemporaneous oral history follows the format that proved so successful with Leahy's earlier book on Navy boot camp. Colour photographs help bring the story to life.

J.F. Leahy is both a Navy and Coast Guard veteran. He is an adjunct professor of business at Franklin University's Ross School of Leadership and Management in Columbus, Ohio. He is also the author of Ask the Chief: Backbone of the Navy and Chief Petty Officer's Guide.Show More