The Service Record Photo is Back
The full-length photo in officer service records, which died a quiet death a few years ago, has been resurrected:
All officers are now required to have a full-length color photograph in their official military file, according to NAVADMIN 103/07 distributed to the fleet April 24.
“We are professionals and demonstrate that every day around the world,” said Vice Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., Chief of Naval Personnel. “Having officer photos back in the records reinforces our commitment to ensuring our leaders display military bearing, and provide an example for those they lead.”
The official statement is about military bearing, but with the Navy’s new diversity strategy, one wonders how much diversity objectives played in the decision to reinstate the photo.
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Bio: I am currently a Professor of Security Studies, hold a BS in Management and an MA in National Security Studies, and am pursuing an MA in Systematic and Philosophical Theology. I've written for Navy Times, Proceedings, Armed Forces Journal and a number of blogs. As a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve, I attained the rank of Commander, deployed five times for four different conflicts and served as a Foreign Area Officer and a Surface Warfare Officer. During my 7 years in the private sector, I worked in the fields of information technology and publishing, and even ran for public office once.
October 6th, 2007 at 21:50
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