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Pearl Harbor Sailors Briefed on Sea Warrior

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS050701-08
Release Date: 7/1/2005 2:03:00 PM

By Journalist 3rd Class Ryan C. McGinley, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Representatives from Task Force Warrior, a command tasked by the Chief of Naval Operations to integrate, communicate and accelerate Sea Warrior, visited Pearl Harbor June 27-28 to brief Sailors on proposed changes aimed at maintaining an agile and responsive Navy.

Sea Warrior’s mission is to integrate human resource processes to enhance Sailor growth and development, enhance the fleet response plan and maximize Sea Power 21 capabilities.

“Sea Warrior is a Sailor- and fleet-focused [system], which will end up transforming our Navy for the future,” said Rear Adm. Robert T. Conway, commander, Task Force Warrior. “With your help, it will assist us in accelerating this to get the best possible product we can to the fleet.”
Sea Warrior intends to enhance Navy joint warfighting effectiveness by delivering Sailors with the right skills to the right places at the right times at the best price, according to the Sea Warrior Web site.

Pearl Harbor Sailors responded favorably to the briefing, saying it explained how their careers in the Navy were going to improve.

“The brief was informative in explaining how the Navy is going to keep our Sailors trained and get them in the right billet that’s both beneficial for them and the Navy,” said Navy Counselor 1st Class (SW/AW) Johnathan Young, assigned to Naval Station Pearl Harbor. “It also explained all the things we should be doing to make our job easier and, hopefully, it comes together and online soon.”

One of the focal points of the briefing was how the Navy will help shape well-trained Sailors who are capable of meeting and possibly exceeding all demands. One aspect of the component is Navy Knowledge Online, a Web site designed to provide interactive education and training.

“Being a Reservist, the online learning and NKO portal is going to be beneficial for me in working with my active-duty counterparts,” said Quartermaster 1st Class (SW) Richard Leeper. “I’m still learning my way around the different places to go on the Web site, but so far it’s been an excellent tool. I really enjoy going on there and learning something new every time I log on.”

Most Sailors agreed the Sea Warrior program is a step in the right direction toward a Navy that is both modernized and flexible in meeting mission requirements.

“I definitely agree with the efforts of the Sea Warrior program to move toward a more agile and responsive Navy,” said Young. “We need to have quicker responses to any action or order we are given. Sea Warrior is definitely a step in the right direction to get us to that point,” he said.