Photo by Mike Smith
Best Junior Officers
by Mike Smith
Submarine Force’s
Embark on a Unique Journey
They are not only the best and brightest junior officers on their respective boats; they are the most promising junior officers in their squadrons. Eighteen junior officers were chosen this past January to represent the Submarine Force as the 2005 Junior Officers of the Year (JOOY). Being chosen as a Junior Officer of the Year has afforded these Sailors with a unique opportunity to learn about the advances in the area of undersea warfare at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. and engage in frank discussions with some of the Navy and the Department of Defense’s top leaders during office calls at the Pentagon and the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. These office calls included Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Adm. Kirk Donald, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion; Adm. Robert Willard, Vice Chief of Naval Operations; and Rear Adm. Joseph Walsh, Director, Submarine Warfare. Their time in Washington, D.C. also included a tour of the U.S. Capitol and a behind-the-scenes tour of the West Wing of the White House. Of the eighteen submariners chosen, thirteen were able to make the trip. The Submarine Force Junior Officers of the Year take time on their visit to Washington, D.C. to tour the U.S. Capitol. U N D E R S E A WA R F A R E S U M M E R 2 0 0 6
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