editorial
One does not -usually"try to drive a
nail with a screwdriver or make fine
adjustment s ' in ele c tr onlc equipme nt
with a pair of plieps, yet some petty
officers user sucii clumsy disregard in
the utilization of the men under them.
How well do you know- your men?”Well
enough to Satisfy regulations," might
be youi• answere You khOw1 their names,
rates probably even some personal de
tails' 6f their’"lives0 However, do you
know' their likes and dislikes, hhw
well they like the work theyJre doing,
the type -of work they performed in
the Navy before reporting to their
present duty stations? Most ratings ir
the Navy now require multiple skills,
usually more "than any one man will be
asked to display on any one job*
It has-.been said that this is a
changing Navy* "The same can be said
for job assignments. Sooner or later
you will-become responsible for a job
not in; your usual assignment .Of course
you can arbitrarly assign'- men to
perform a1 task, and hope, that ■ is ..coxaas
out all right0 The alternative is to
draw on your knwoledge of the men un~
W■’ youy assign men with previous ex
•'u.v/;:.enc<a in the job to be done- and
have the comforting reassurance that
kune job,will be done’right.
* Talk to yOur men, Yo u should know
their educational' background includ
ing any Navy schools they may have
attended. Know their ambitions, esp
no.Lilly-those professional ones. Even
though a man may not have a special
skill, it is entirely possible that
thorough knowledge of him may reveal
a special aptitude that would make
him more valuable.
It is always good"practice to check
men out on new tasks even if certain
individuals are expert on the jobs to
be done. In fact,, your expert could
supervise on-the-job trainingc But,
the important thin g is to know whet
her or not you have an expert,A good
leader makes a habit ,of ,picking , the
right man for the right'job at the
right time.
FROM THE GHOST OF THE
0 : WILLIWAW'S • •
Ah, spring - while in other places; in
the world July brings sultry heat; and
weltering torridity, those of you.fort
unate .enough to .be stationed on Adak
can enjoy the great outdoors in comf,ort.
No dog days on Adak — up on' Mount
Moffett between patches of snow ther^
■ are wildflowers blossoming forthcAt the
lower levels the streams flow forth the
cool, clear water melted from the snows
above# Flowers, blue, gold, red and or
ange, bedeck the tundra. On a hillsaide
overlooking the Bering Building,a small
mound of earth with a weatherbeaten
wooden cross on top of it finds itself
decked in greenery, Around it play sev
eral birds who in keeping with the spi
r.it of things are decked .out in red,
white, black on their crown and brown
and white stripes on their back. Chirp
ing, ever chirping to break 'the silence
of the Adak day. This may be the Adak
summer — but its freshness and newborn
beuaty make it spring. Get outdoors,en
joy it while you can, ,
At morn I love to hear the birds, and
rove the tundra, where simple, blossoms
shows her guiltless bosom to the skies
above -
My soul is sick of winds, rains, and ' " ,
snows, the afternoon is sweet, and sweet
repose, as I lie in Adak tundra and r .
breeze blown flowers move, V‘»
I hate the dark clowds above where _ . ? . •
elements doze, .......
Hoding the rays of sunshine I would behoove*
KEEP SMILIN’