My translation of teamwork is, said another way, we in the Navy are learning to take better care of each other. In some respects we've walked away from some of the basic responsibilities we hold for each other, we're going back to it. That's the teamwork we're committed to, and that's why it's a guidestar. The fourth star is pride. Sometimes I think we're not very good about patting ourselves on the back and congratulating each other for what we contribute to our Navy and our country.
Pride is one of our guidestars.
Take credit for the good things that happen everyday. Most of these young men and women, and you understand this better than I, even today in peacetime they do more in a month at sea than many people would do in a year. We need to share that reality and be very proud of it. They're the ones that have the new ideas, they're the ones that'll figure out how to harness the technology and put it to our advantage, they're the ones that will make change an ally, and at the end of the day or the watch they're the ones that will make us proud. My solemn obligation to them is to create an environment and create the motivation that allows them to seize the moment and make the world's greatest Navy even better.