<p><a href=“Gates again turns to Navy for Joint Chiefs”>Gates again turns to Navy for Joint Chiefs;
<p>Navy officers insist their worldview is uniquely fitted for the current environment, where threats are global and understanding foreign cultures is critical. Because Navy officers must constantly patrol the world’s seas and regularly interact with international governments in ports abroad, they argue, the Navy has developed a culture that is more open to a broader view of American power. </p>
<p>…One Navy officer, who asked not to be named when discussing interservice rivalries, said a broader worldview is bred into sailors early in their careers, noting that even relatively junior Navy officers can find themselves commanding a ship alone on the open seas, forced to make quick decisions without aid of superiors. </p>
<p>…The Navy officer noted that even senior Army officers, like a colonel commanding an entire 3,500-soldier brigade, are constrained by other brigades on the battlefield and are trained to be part of a larger war effort, which occasionally inhibits their ability to see the bigger picture.</p>