I wouldn't dispute your perspective on how things should be; in fact, i agree. I'm even a proponent of a cyber service. However, the Navy doesn't perceive IO as written in joint doctrine and (sometimes) executed in other services. One could argue IO wasn't ever fully accepted in the Navy. Thus, our ...

Vision would be to produce URL leaders capable of understanding cyber warfare (those things espoused by Sum1), but also capable of understanding where cyber warfare needs to exist within the Navy organizational and joint structure in order enjoy success. I personally believe this is the most visible...

@ COMEVIL: not buying it, and i think we'll agree to disagree. As QIO is unknown to all but the detailer and the community leader, how does it matter to anyone else? there's a lot of business between Millington and the community leader - not all of it needs instruction. what does it matter if there ...

don't think most people can. but, if it's workable into the larger life goals one has - why not? for most of us, it would be a tremendous and humbling honor, no matter how it were to come about.

yep, it's silly. board screens officers for command, both those who will command and those who will be in the bank in case something falls through (encumbered, medical, buyer's remorse, unexpected family hardship, investigation, etc, etc). unless I'm missing something - and that's certainly possible...

From the instruction: "Selections for O-5 and O-6 command may include QIO selectees. These officers will be assigned to a command when a primary selectee is unable to execute command assignment (encumbered), and the bank has been depleted. QIOs will only be informed of their status if called up...

@COMEVIL:
sure would. they call it governance and there isn't any at the IWC level, either.

Thanks for posting!

"didn't meet the criteria of supporting our core war fighting areas". Yeah, if only we had a 3 star capable of lobbying to ensure the COCOMs were supporting our community's core war fighting area. Anything wrong there? Two things: 1) COCOMs are the top level operational commanders with ALL...

https://www.afcea.org/content/army-leads-other-services-cyber-realm How to build a cyber which supports your armed service? Leadership, ideas, knowing where to put it, and understanding your service processes enough to execute the ideas. We can't get there from here without major changes. Interestin...