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Thomas Modly had an eclectic career in the military, academia, business, and government when he answered the call to service in 2017 and returned to the Navy where his career began. His experience, as chronicled in these pages, tells the story of Secretary Modly's quest to advance the Department of the Navy's preparedness for the challenges of this century. As Acting Secretary of the Navy he held fast to the mantra of "acting, not pretending," and thus advocated aggressively for the Navy and Marine Corps' future — a future he believed would be defined by uncertainty and unpredictability. Every Friday he wrote a personal message to the entire Department regardless of rank. Those messages were called SECNAV Vectors. Each Vector was intended to clearly communicate his priorities and to establish a rapport with all levels of the organization. The subject of each Vector was inspired by real events that occurred in real time. As these events unfolded , the Secretary's unyielding emphasis on being prepared for unpredictable events are proven to be prescient as the Navy found itself, unintentionally, in the center of COVID-19 crisis.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Prologue: THROUGH THE FOG
Chapter 1: THE WATERS AROUND ME
Chapter 2: GOOD TIMES
Chapter 3: SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE
Chapter 4: THUNDERSTRUCK
Chapter 5: THE CLOCK TICKS
Chapter 6: PAIN AND SORROW
Chapter 7: CRASHING BY DESIGN
Chapter 8: SACRIFICE
Chapter 9: RIPPLES
Chapter 10: SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Chapter 11: SOMETHING BETTER
Chapter 12: BROTHERS (AND SISTERS) IN ARMS
Chapter 13: ALL THAT COUNTS
Chapter 14: HEARTS RIPPED OUT
Chapter 15: RELAY RACING
Chapter 16: SLICES OF THE PIE
Chapter 17: ROCKING THE BOAT
Chapter 18: THE EDGE OF THE STAGE
Chapter 19: A POVERTY OF EXPECTATION
Chapter 20: SO STRANGE
Chapter 21: COURAGE
Chapter 22: COLLAPSE
Chapter 23: A DIRTY DAY
Chapter 24: SPEAKING LIFE
Epilogue: "BEAT ARMY, SIR!"
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