They don’t make Ensigns like they used to…

Posted on by March 6, 2013

ALL I can say on this one is O.M.G…

Talk about entitlement mentality… sigh… This young officer has managed to step in it with BOTH feet, and is too stupid to even understand what she’s done…

Anybody have an opening for an Ensign who use a little professional development?

And no, this is NOT a fake email, I have the actual email string but chose to clean it up to protect the guilty individual.


Go to the bottom and read up to get the sense of the entire string… and how she compounded her error(s)…
Edit#2- Funny update on my blog post- I ran into the RADM who is in charge of the organization the Ensign was going to deign to interview with at the function I was just at. I asked him about it, he was pissed, and said he was going to “personally” interview her but the Flag Sec dumped her back to the detailer… 😀

AND he is going to ‘ensure’ she gets a ‘good’ set of orders…

—–Original Message—–
From: XXXX COMNAVAIRFOR
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 12:52
To: VARIOUS

Subject: FW: They don’t make Ensigns like they used to

This is fantastic. Read from the bottom up to see how to be assigned to an IA as your very first tour in the Navy.

Edit: IA is Individual Augmentee, e.g. shipped to Afganistan or Iraq for a year….

—–Original Message—–
From: LCDR Pers-XX,
To: XXXX NAVXXXX,
Cc: CDR PERS-XX
Subject: RE: ENS XXXX / INTERVIEW

Xxxxx (if I can call you that),

Pardon my french, but holy sh*t. That is a first in my book. I’m not sure whether to laugh, especially because her “professional” email address is princess_mxxxxx – I mean seriously.

If it’s ok with you, I’m going to truncate the process here and have her sent elsewhere. I do believe that you guys would be able to do wonders for her etiquette skills and officer demeanor, however she is clearly operating here with a chip on her shoulder very unbecoming of an undesignated, non-prior, O-1 and I think the detailer has some other options she’d like to pursue for ENS XXXX. Please apologize to the Director for us having wasted his time and encumbering his schedule.

Thanks for looking into her case for me, though. I owe you.

V/R,

J.

Edit: You can BET she is NOT going to like the set of orders she gets…

We’ve closed Adak and Keflavic so she can’t be sent there to count landing lights, but they WILL find someplace to stuff her…

—–Original Message—–
From: XXXX NAVXXXX
To: LCDR Pers-XX,
Subject: FW: ENS XXXX / INTERVIEW

FYI J – read from the bottom.

Vrsp
Xxxxx

—–Original Message—–
From: XXXX NAVXXXX
To: princess_mxxxxx
Cc: XXXXX COL NAVXXXX
Subject: RE: ENS XXXX / INTERVIEW

Ensign Xxxxx, I am a 30 year retired CWO4 and know exactly what courtesy’s you are due – however, I am a civilian now and consider myself as a people person, always have been. I like to try and make people feel comfortable. If you thought I was inappropriate, say it straight out. Don’t beat around the bush.

From now on you can deal directly with the Director, he’s a Navy 06. I’ve info’ed him on this email. In fact, I info’ed him on all my emails which you should have done in your responses. I’ve also info’ed my Boss, a Marine Colonel 06.

Xxxx

—–Original Message—–
From: princess_mxxxxx
To: XXXX NAVXXXX
Subject: RE: ENS XXXXX / INTERVIEW

Mr. Xxxxx,

I attempted to be subtle in my initial response to you but apparently you didn’t catch the hint; from this point foward refer to me as ENS Xxxx. I’ve rendered you the proper professional courtesy in correspondence and will accept nothing less from you.

In regards to your previous email, dependent upon the time in the late afternoon it may work for me but please give me as narrow a day/time frame that I can expect to be called as possible. If the Director or myself are unable to meet today please let me know when the next possible day will be available.
Thank you.

r/
ENS Xxxx

From: XXXX NAVXXXX
Subject: RE: ENS XXXX / INTERVIEW
To: princess_mxxxxx
Cc: CAPT NAVXXXX

Thanks Xxxxx – the Director is at a Court Martial this week but may be available late in the day – would that work for you?

Vrsp
Xxxx

—–Original Message—–
From: princess_mxxxxx
To: XXXX NAVXXXX
Subject: ENS XXXX / INTERVIEW

Greetings Mr. Xxxxx

This message is in response to your initial email regarding establishing contact with your office to set up an interview. Any day for the remainder of this week is fine for me. I can be reached either via email princess_mxxxxx or by phone (XXX-XXX-XXXX).

r/
ENS XXXX, USN

Comments

They don’t make Ensigns like they used to… — 23 Comments

  3. Frankly I’d have been far harsher with her. Kudos to whoever kept it together well enough to stay polite.

  5. I was stationed on Adak for two years; that wouldn’t have been enough for the princess. Does the Navy still maintain a presence in Addis Ababa?

  6. CS- Point…

    RWL- yeah, I’d have jerked a knot in her ass…

    FG- I’m amazed too!

    WSF- Agreed!!! 🙂

    Rev- When were you there??? I was there with the P-3s 74-77! And no Addis-Abba closed.

  8. Well, I am coming to the conclusion they don’t make anything like they used to! Truly sad!

    Don’t get me started on my students at the local community college!

  9. I attempted to be subtle in my initial response to you but apparently you didn’t catch the hint; from this point foward refer to me as ENS Peterson.

    LOL … seriously, i mean SERIOUSLY????????????????????????

  11. DB- Diego Garcia would be a ‘nice’ place for her…

    Keads- Agreed… sigh…

    Julie- Yeah, I have the actual email chain…

    Loki- I’ll tell the RADM that tomorrow 🙂

  12. Since I , for once in my life, was speechless (or fingerless) I shall quote Cec, my beloved spouse, who said, “I don’t think she has any idea what kind of sh** she’s in.”

    Love

    Granny

  13. “I don’t think she has any idea what kind of sh** she’s in.”

    heh agreed, she’s in deep and actively digging.

    the good news: it’s only ankle deep
    the bad news: you’ll be upside down

  15. Wow, that butter bar just tripped over the bar, and it does not look like she put it all that high.

    Did she/they really use a personal/non-military email address as a alt poc?

  16. They could always use some one to hand out gas masks on Johnson Atoll.

    Gerry

  17. Granny/Mulligan- Yep 🙂

    Fuzzy- I let somebody ELSE deal with em…

    Bradley- Yes she DID!!! 🙂

    Gerry- Point! Hadn’t thought about Johnson/Kwajalein in years!

  18. This may have been how Holly Graf began her career. Seriously as a former instructor at SWOS Basic, the some of the Navy’s mistakes was relying on computers to teach our new Ensigns and reducing SWOS to only a couple of weeks. I’m sure the same goes for our OCS or ROTC curriculums.

  20. I got “had” by one of those ROTC Ensigns once. Got us all at quarters after we had just got underway from Norva. About 120 guys just about S*** themselves laughing when he suggested to all of us that we poll our co-workers when the need arose to use the head and take a buddy with you!! Whatever respect his uniform may have engendered in us went right overboard with that little diatribe!

  21. 30 years- No question… and Graf was sent off to Anger Management after her Churchill tour… lot of good it did…

    ADM- Nope…

    Ev- I’m ‘surprised’ he didn’t go for a swim…

  22. Heh! I think Johnson Island is still open. There used to be a Navy component but I’m a bit dated.

    I noticed there was no mention of being a ring-knocker so she must’ve been either ROTC or OCS.

    Spent a year there once one week. Nothing like having to duck inbound ICBMs with concrete warheads. 🙁

  23. People can’t refer to themselves in the honorific, unless it’s a professional title like Dr. As the Chief pointed out, as a civilian, he’s not obligated to use a military rank. Bimbo.