Posted on 10/20/2006 1:39:44 PM PDT by ArtyFO
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 12:57 PM Subject: New Commandant of Midshipmen This email is being sent to all USNA Alumni & Foundation Leadership for further dissemination.
The Naval Academy has asked that we pass the following to you: ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Rodney P. Rempt has selected Naval Flight Officer and academy graduate, Capt. Margaret D. Klein to serve as the 82nd Commandant of Midshipmen.
Klein, 49, a native of Weymouth , Mass. will relieve current Commandant of Midshipmen Capt. Bruce E. Grooms in December. Capt. Grooms has been selected for promotion to Rear Admiral and assignment as deputy director, Submarine Warfare Division, N87B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C..
Klein, a 1981 graduate of the Naval Academy is currently serving as Chief of Staff to Commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight, embarked in the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Strike Group. She was designated a Naval Flight Officer in 1983 and served three operational tours in Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Three (the “Ironmen”) flying in the EC-130Q and the E-6A “TACAMO” aircraft. Klein had command of the Ironmen in her final tour, during which the squadron won the Battle E and Maintenance Excellence Award.
Klein’s extensive operational experience includes service on the USS Kitty Hawk Battle Group Staff during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Her major command was Wing Commander of Joint Service Task Force 124 and Strategic Communications Wing One in Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma .
Klein previously served in the Presidential Contingency Plans Directorate of the White House Military Office, as a Brookings Legislative Fellow in 1997 and on the staff of Senator Olympia Snowe, briefing defense issues. She holds a Masters of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern Maine .
Vice Adm. Rempt selected Capt. Klein from a group of distinguished and highly qualified candidates. “Capt. Klein is superbly qualified to lead the Brigade of Midshipmen and brings a substantial amount of operational, academic and leadership experience to the position,” said Rempt. “Capt. Grooms has done a magnificent job as Commandant, and has contributed significantly to the moral, mental and physical development of the next generation of naval officers. We are thankful for his superb leadership while he has been at the Academy.”
The Commandant of Midshipmen is responsible for training, discipline and character development of the Academy’s 4,200 midshipmen into combat leaders of character for the Navy and Marine Corps.
END OF USNA MESSAGE
There are two grades of Rear Admrial. The 0-7 version is a one star and the equivilent of an Army Brigadier. The O-8 version is a two star. O-7s are offically Rear Admiral, Lower Half and O-8s are Rear Admiral, Upper Half.
PC, eh? Sounds like her credentials are pretty darned good. How are yours for making such judgments?
07 is Rear Admiral Lower Half. Did she get pushed up two grades? That would be very PC.
I don't think so. I read the article as saying that the person she is replacing is being promoted, not her.
Can you be more chauvenist?
The question should be more for you to explain how she was the MOST-QUALIFIED of those considered for the post, I think.
The point is that if a white, heterosexual male was promoted to the post, it would not appear here in this forum. We only trumpet the "PC" aspect of the promotion today, not the accomplishment of the rest of the members of society who quietly go about the traditional merit climb without fanfare.
Usually, those who are offended by pointing out the special treatment in the headlines whenever one of the "identified classes" gains prominence it is due to a mindset of "so there, now we showed 'em they can't treat us differently anymore", i.e., a persecution complex that PC-dom has addressed and rectified somehow.
That's the same PC-mentality that would get the Hildabeast elected to the White House with the votes of those who vote for her because she is a (purported) female, alone.
heh heh. rear admiral. :P
The Navy is no different than any other private corporation these days.
"The question should be more for you to explain how she was the MOST-QUALIFIED of those considered for the post, I think."
You should ask Vice Admiral Rempt for an explanation; presumably he knows more about her than any of us. Tell him he should explain himself to you.
Let us know what he says.
From Wikipedia " They pursue the same academic and professional training as do their male classmates, except that certain physical aptitude standards for women are lower than for men"
Physically LESS qualified since the rules are NOT equal. Argue 'til doomsday, but unless the rules are the same, the outcome is biased.
Nah. You will never hear the word "spllitttail". Ever.
You doubt that the Vice Admiral follows orders as given?
Very un-military to think that.
Okay, so while you're asking him for an explanation, you can add, "Who forced you to do it?"
He'll love that. :)
It's Rear Admiral (Lower Half). O-8 is Rear Admiral (Upper Half). Commodores haven't made an album in several years so we dropped it.
And, do not confuse the rules used as being "equal", when they are specifically biased to allow the woman to even enter the Academy by lowering the standard for them to do so.
"They pursue the same academic and professional training as do their male classmates, except that certain physical aptitude standards for women are lower than for men"
Not at all. Saying someone is not the most qualified is playing at words. Qualified is qualified, and either she is qualified to hold the position or she is not. She is an academy graduate, has an advanced degree in education (always helpful in an academic environment), has successfully held mid-level and major commands, has served in line and staff positions both ashore and afloat. She seems eminently qualified, to me at least.
The point is that if a white, heterosexual male was promoted to the post, it would not appear here in this forum. We only trumpet the "PC" aspect of the promotion today, not the accomplishment of the rest of the members of society who quietly go about the traditional merit climb without fanfare.
And had the person posting this article not seemed so outraged at the idea of a female Commendant this article wouldn't have shown up here either. It was a PR puff piece from the USNA announcing an appointment, not some banner headline ripped from the newspaper. So if you'r curious why this story is here at all then you need to ask ArtyFO. He posted it.
Usually, those who are offended by pointing out the special treatment in the headlines whenever one of the "identified classes" gains prominence it is due to a mindset of "so there, now we showed 'em they can't treat us differently anymore", i.e., a persecution complex that PC-dom has addressed and rectified somehow.
This is not a news story, it's an email. I read the body of the information and other than the fact that they referred to Captain Kline as 'she' and 'her' they do not make note of the fact that she is a woman. ArtyFO posted this, I do not know if the wording of the title is his alone or not. So for all we know the USNA did not trumpet the fact that Captain Kline is female.
That's the same PC-mentality that would get the Hildabeast elected to the White House with the votes of those who vote for her because she is a (purported) female, alone.
Were you aware of the fact that the officer that she is replacing, Captain Grooms, is, in fact, an African-American? Now you have something else to cry 'PC' about.
What in the hell are you trying to say here?
First of all, this was a USNA announcement. Not a published news article.
Second, the person who posted it made a snide PC comment on the story. So the ENTIRE REASON we are seeing it in this forum is because someone wanted to disparage this officer's gender.
Gawd, you are making an objection for something that simply is not there with this story. And I see a bunch of people trashing a Naval Flight Officer for no reason other than her gender, and that's bullcrap.
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