Monday Sep 06, 2021

The One About Surf and Turf

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On this episode:

This episode starts with a Medal of Honor citation reading for Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith, United States Army (06:21). The guys discuss the recent impact of Hurricane Ida (11:04) and how it personally impacts them in completely different ways. Welcome aboard to The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, the 78th Secretary of the Navy (18:48). Damon and Damo take the time to read his inaugural ALNAV (ALNAV 056/21) and discuss his philosophy. Changes to the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill were announced in NAVADMIN 170/21 (23:01). Congratulations to all of the FY-20 Sailors of the Year (25:22), they will be promoted to Chief Petty Officer in November. In recent news, Lt. Col. Stuart P. Scheller becomes the latest military leader to have some choice questions regarding how his superiors are making decisions (26:48). Damon and Damo take a ‘deep dive’ regarding how this is being handled by all parties involved. Alas, our “longest war ever” is over, but, how do we really feel about it (01:04:11). It’s finally here! The ALNAV and NAVADMIN have been released regarding the mandate for vaccinations against COVID (01:15:55). Damo reads all messages and discuss exemption options. Is this the biggest news of the year? NAVADMIN 183/21 was recently released outline multiple updates to the Navy Uniform Policy(01:44:02). Damon and Damo break these changes down “line by line.” These and more topics are covered on this episode. Remember to follow the ‘Permission to Speak Freely Podcast’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and subscribe on Youtube.

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Links and more information from this episode:

Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith Medal of Honor Citation

https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/smith/citation/index.html

Hurricane Ida Impacts

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/05/weather/hurricane-ida-aftermath-louisiana-sunday/index.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/hurricane-ida-remnants-flooding-death-toll-northeast/

Hurricane Ida Took Out MyNavyAssignment Site

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2021/08/30/hurricane-ida-took-out-the-mynavy-assignment-site/

Honorable Carlos Del Toro (SECNAV) Bio

https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Biographies/BioDisplay/Article/2725564/carlos-del-toro/

Message From the 78th Secretary of the Navy (ALNAV 056/21)