Ask the Chief
Subtitle: Backbone of the Navy
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: May 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781591144601
Subjects: Naval forces & warfare; Navy; History - Military / War; History; Military; USA; Petty officers; Military - Naval; George Washington (Aircraft ca; George Washington (Aircraft carrier); United States; United States.
Description: "Ask the Chief provides a picture of the chief petty officer's community in the U.S. Navy." "As a guest of the chief petty officers mess aboard USS George Washington during Operation Enduring Freedom, Leahy was granted complete and unfettered access to all areas of the massive carrier as well as the other ships in her battle group. He interviewed nearly one hundred Navy chiefs from the aviation, surface, submarine, and special warfare communities and recounts their stories of daily life at sea. In doing so, Leahy presents the true backbone of the modern Navy: the wisdom, character, and dignity of the chief petty officer's community."--BOOK JACKET.