yoshi wrote:They know MUCH more about our stuff (C5I, comms, intel) than we know about theirs; they are all over the IDC talking points (C2, BA, IF). Makes sense - what community in the Navy doesn't focus on those three things?
yoshi wrote:What are the subsequent production tours envisioned by the community? What is leadership planning to protect our best and brightest who go this route from the negative consequences of not following the path (because it doesn't)? Why does 1810 not have a CAPT representing (now) in the IWDC? What does the community - not just the Fleet - want to build in a WTI? Answering these questions now - not making it up as we go - changes "should be a great opportunity..." to "WILL be a great opportunity for future IW officers" (not to mention best for the Navy). It can't be IFOR's problem to solve and not ours. We've known the IWDC was coming for three years now - what steps did we take to address/prepare at the CAPT level?
yoshi wrote:Forgive me for this next paragraph, I have a hard time with our portfolio verbiage. We have struggled SO MUCH to articulate what it is we do, the specific areas in which we are the primary operators.
Indeed, "...we need to be seen as the experts" and what we bring/do right now doesn't sufficiently differentiate us as experts upon whom the other communities should rely. But, experts at what - at C2? At BA? At IF? Does it read as ridiculous as it sounds in my mind? Every community's TTPs clearly fit under C2, BA, and IF. Literally since Napoleon, they've been components of every type of warfare. We aren't solely responsible for C2, BA, IF; won't ever be (nor should we). Hard to be recognized as THE experts in something for which we do not and will not maintain sole responsibility. For warfare (area) purposes, we (and they) need something more specific which concisely conveys value to the commander, ie - electronic warfare, cyber warfare, etc. Could even go a level deeper - EA, EP, OCO, DCO, etc. Need something less abstract which can be modified, tailored to the commander's purpose, measured, and specifically improved. Recommend a group of fleet concentration O4/O5s (IW and non-IW) fix this.
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