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VOLUME VI, NUMBER- 50
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RESPONSIBILITY ENTAILS PERFORMANCE.
APPEARANCE, ALERTNESS & PRINCIPLE
(Editors Note: The following remarks are an excerpt from an address by Admiral G.Wt,
Anderson, Jr., Chief of Naval Operations, before the Navy League in Chicago on Navy
Day, 1961,)
”.,,.1 personally stress four points of responsibility. First, I desire that each
man know his job and do his duty. And I donTt mean by this that a man know 95% of
his job and perform his duties 95% of the time. That isn*t enough today.
Second, I expect each man to maintain his physical fitness and to look his best.,
| Now, by this, I don*t expect each man to maintain the same fitness as Bill George
" of the Bears, or young Ron Santo of the Cubs—this requires specific devotion to tL
chore of maintaining a truly superb physique, and our men don’t have that much time
But I do expect to see trim waistlines, and a uniform that fits smoothly over the
curves that are left! And also, bright braid, clean ribbons, neat haircuts,shined
shoes—and all tho other marks of a smart military man. After all, when a civil
ian is decked out in his best bib and tucker, he can*t help but perk up a bit in
side. So does a sailor, and I want him at his best inside and out.
Third, I want all our men to use their inherent mental capabilities to the ut
most, and to do everything possible to improve their minds. There was a day when
the effectiveness of a man-o-war depended to a great- extent on the strength of a
man!s bank—but today, physical strength has given way to mental strength.The Navy
needs bright—alert—intelligent men who are mentally equipped to meet the complic
ated demands of the future.
Finnally, I expect them to live by the best moral standards possible. Our coun
try was built on principles—it has survived on principles. Today it is judged
more than ever before on the basis of avowed principles and our observances of
them. I want to see a young man who has come into the fleet from a strongly God
fearing and God-loving home continue to practice what his parents taught him—for
he is truly at his best only when he is living by those teachings.
Now you have my summation of what we consider our responsibilities to be—and
what we expect of our people. The demands on both sides are great—but I don*t
think they are too great when one considers tha.t we are literally fighting for all
we believe in—as well as for our lives.«w