Former Navy commanding officer, sleep & DEI crusader | Capt. (ret) John Cordle - S.O.S. Podcast #54

My next guest is at the front lines of making our Navy better by speaking up and speaking out about hard issues, such as how sleep impacts readiness and how important diversity and inclusion are even when people try to mistakingly pit these efforts against warfighting readiness. Nope! They go hand in hand, and John will explain why.

He addresses the current "woke' narrative and how that is a misguided attempt to distract from the bigger issues. He has written numerous articles for the Naval Institute Press. I'm lucky to call him a friend in the fight to make the Navy better and more accountable.

He is currently the principal advisor to the Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic for Human Factors and Human Systems Integration (HFE/HSI) matters.

He is a subject matter expert in crew endurance, Surface Ship Safety, and the use of Circadian Watch Rotations to improve operational performance. He was recognized with the 2019 American Society of Naval Engineers “Solberg Award” for Naval Research Impact. He was recognized as USNI Proceedings Author of the Year and Surface Navy Literary Award In 2018. He displayed unparalleled leadership and technical experience including Chief of Staff for COMNAVSURFLANT, two tours in Command of Navy AEGIS Warships, and two New Construction Nuclear Aircraft Carriers. He was awarded the 2010 Navy League John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership and BUMED Epictetus Award for his Innovative 3/9 watch bill - endorsed by Navy Safety Center - while in Major Command of USS SAN JACINTO.
 
Additionally, he was recognized with Surface Navy Association Literary Award for 2013 for an article co-authored with Dr. Nita Shattuck "A Sea Change in Standing Watch"

Lastly, he received the Admiral Bulkeley Leadership Award for Excellence in Command of USS OSCAR AUSTIN.

You can reach Mr, Cordle here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cordlejp/

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