What's on your reading list?

What are you reading?  Need a recommendation?  Need motivation?

"The problem with being too busy to read is that you learn by experience (or by your men’s experience), i.e. the hard way. By reading, you learn through others’ experiences, generally a better way to do business, especially in our line of work where the consequences of incompetence are so final for young men." ~ Gen. James Mattis¹

In a recent CNO's Rapid Innovation Cell (CRIC) Podcast, Mario Vulcano, instructor for our Information Warfare Basic Course (IWBC) was interviewed on a few topics centering around an endeavor titled, "Investing in Tomorrow's Leaders, Today".

Listen to the full podcast at the bottom off this post.

Results: 2014 ON-THE-ROOF GANG (OTRG) ANNUAL AWARD

A huge congratulations to the individuals selected as the awardees for the 2014 On-The-Roof-Gang award:

Navy: CTTCM(IDW/SW/AW) Samuel R. Olmstead, USN from NAVIOCOM Colorado

Marine Corps: GYSGT John F. Kirk IV, USMC from Company D, MARCRYPTSPTPBN, Fort Gordon, GA

To the nominees listed in addition to those awarded, we are incredibly proud of your achievements and know that even though your experience, expertise and contributions to our Information Warfare and Cryptology community will never be fully recognized in a public fashion, this is a fantastic acknowledgement and hope your family, friends, and Shipmates appreciate all that you have given and accomplished.

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