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03-18-2007, 12:50 PM
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| New academy superintendent nominated
Posted on NavyTimes.com: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/0...cademy_031707/ Quote:
Rear Adm. Jeffrey Fowler has been nominated to become the next superintendent at the Naval Academy, according to a Pentagon news release issued March 16.
If confirmed, Fowler would receive his third star and would take over for Vice Adm. Rodney Rempt, who has held the superintendent position since Aug. 1, 2003.
Fowler, a career submariner, is the deputy commander of 6th Fleet in Europe and a 1978 Naval Academy graduate....
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03-27-2007, 03:03 PM
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| Fowler named to head academy
If Senate approves nomination, Rear Adm. Fowler will become school's 60th superintendent http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi...7/03_19-34/NAV Quote:
President Bush has named a career submarine commander to serve as the next superintendent of the Naval Academy.
Rear Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler, currently director of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Sixth Fleet, and a 1978 academy graduate, would be the 60th superintendent in the academy's history.
In naming Adm. Fowler on Friday, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates also said he was being nominated for promotion to vice admiral. The Senate still has to approve the appointment....
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03-29-2007, 08:46 PM
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| I got the chance to meet the current 'Supe' and his wife. Both were amazing people and great speakers! I definitely look forward to Rear Adm. Fowler's arrival at the academy along with CLASS OF 2011!! | |
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04-30-2007, 12:05 PM
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| New academy chief confirmed by Senate
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New academy chief confirmed by Senate Quote:
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Rear Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler as the new superintendent of the Naval Academy.
The unanimous vote Thursday night elevated Fowler, a career submarine officer with a reputation for valuing diversity, to the rank of vice admiral, after President Bush nominated him to the position last month....
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05-06-2007, 12:39 PM
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| The current Supe, Vice Admiral Rempt was an awesome Supe from a plebe's perspective. He was hard on certain things like the liberty and watch standing policy, but he helped to rally the spirit of the Brigade with singing and pep rallies. I have to say, one thing I'm not going to miss is the Supe's sing alongs in Alumni Hall during lectures.
But, we have a new Dant, and a new Supe would probably not be a bad idea, plus, it's about time Rempt gives up his billet to put on the 4th star. | |
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05-06-2007, 09:47 PM
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| GoNavyXC,
Congress mandates, in law, that the Superintendent retires after his/her Naval Academy tour. The only exception must come from the President (re-assignment) and SECDEF, who reports to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees for approval. The only exception ever granted, if I am not mistaken, is for (Rear Admiral, 1983) Admiral (1994) Charles Larson (2 Supe terms: 31AUG83-19AUG86 and 1AUG94-4JUN98), Class of 1958. | |
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05-07-2007, 03:24 AM
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| Wow jadler03,
That's something the rest of the Brigade probably doesn't know.
So the Supe billet is like a retirement home in a sense. | |
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05-07-2007, 04:07 AM
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Congress mandates, in law, that the Superintendent retires after his/her Naval Academy tour....
| The law being referred to was changed after ADM Larson was reassigned to the Naval Academy as Superintendent. Larson had been scheduled to retire, but was selected by the CNO to address some serious scandals and other issues within the Brigade. Larson was tapped to fill a billet that had previously only been filled by Rear Admirals. A recommendation was made to upgrade the Superintendent's billet to Vice Admiral and to make it a twilight tour to enable the Supe to make decisions without worrying how those decisions would impact his career. Quote: |
...The only exception ever granted, if I am not mistaken, is for (Rear Admiral, 1983) Admiral (1994) Charles Larson (2 Supe terms: 31AUG83-19AUG86 and 1AUG94-4JUN98), Class of 1958.
| This is not true. Prior to ADM Larson's second tour as Supe, there were follow on tours. For example, RAMD McKee moved on, received promotions, and later became a successor to ADM Rickover's billet as NAVSEA 08. RAMD Lawrence moved on to become Chief of Naval Personnel and later Commander of NAVAIR. | |
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05-07-2007, 06:47 AM
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| I am glad for the clarification - I, indeed, was mistaken. I just knew that in today's world, Congress mandates that the Supe retires. | |
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06-03-2007, 05:11 PM
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| Rising to the occasion at Navy
Former submarine commander Fowler taking helm in Annapolis
Published in the BS: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/loc...-local-arundel Quote:
As the skies cleared, Cmdr. Jeffrey L. Fowler saw what looked like a giant freighter headed straight toward his fast-attack submarine, which had surfaced in a blizzard in the roiling Japanese Sea.
He quickly declared a "back emergency," and the USS Charlotte made an abrupt right turn, just missing the ship....
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06-03-2007, 08:06 PM
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| I read Douglas C. Waller's book "Big Red" (sorry, I don't know how to underline or italicize for you grammar nuts out there) and have seen numerous Military Channel, History Channel, Discovery Channel, etc. shows about submarines and have read that they can identify an individual ship's signature all the way across the Atlantic. How do such things as the above incident and the USS Greeneville (sunk a Japanese fishing boat) happen? | |
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06-11-2007, 04:13 PM
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| Fowler replaces Rempt as Naval Academy head
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/0...cademy_070609/ Quote:
Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler took the helm at the Naval Academy Friday replacing Vice Adm. Rodney P. Rempt, who leaves the academy after four years as superintendent and heads into retirement after a 42 year career.
Fowler, a career submariner who most recently served as deputy commander of the Sixth Fleet, told an audience that included Navy Secretary Donald Winter, Chief of Naval Operations Mike Mullen — recently recommended to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs — that he was honored to return to the academy, from which he graduated in 1978....
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06-11-2007, 06:28 PM
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| Rempt saluted in Academy farewell
He is praised for helping steer school through change; Fowler takes command
Published in the BS: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/loc...-local-arundel Quote:
The Naval Academy's departing superintendent said yesterday that he hopes the academy community has a better understanding about "culture change that is ongoing in gender relations" in wake of high-profile sexual misconduct cases in the past year.
Vice Adm. Rodney Rempt, who is being succeeded by Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler, was commended at a change of command ceremony for his efforts to improve academy culture, cracking down on alcohol abuse and working to raise awareness about sexual misconduct at the 162-year-old service academy....
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06-11-2007, 07:35 PM
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| Sonar and radar are not without their faults. Consider how sound travels. You can sometimes pick up an AM radio station from Chicago in my town in Gerogia, yet, I can't pick up the local station 45 miles away. The story mentions that there was fog, rolling seas, and a blizzard and the sub was traveling on the surface. Sound in water travels great distances but the exact direction is sometimes difficult to ascertain.
Go to military.com and search the blogs for the Greenville and other incidents. There are some great discussions about sonar and radar and the fact that it isn't foul proof.
It was a gutsy call, one to transit on the surface and instinct to make the right emergency call.
Keen judgement is crucial in extremis situations. I was on a USN ship when the OOD wanted to second guess a Soviet merchant instead of following the rules of the road. The conning officer eventually had the OOD call the CO to the bridge so the OOD wouldn't direct the wrong move. The CO asked what the Rules of Road dictated, what the conning officer's intent was, concurred and all went well. In extremis, instinct from proper training has its benefits.
Check out the military.com site and you'll be amazed what you learn before you take Acoustics and Sonar as a Mid. | |
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