Senior Officer - Vadm williams

My name is Melvin G. Williams Jr. I'm a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy assigned to Norfolk, Virginia. I reported to my first submarine as a Junior Officer, Ensign Williams. It was awesome, it was a relatively small submarine but very, very capable. And I really learned a lot about - ah - accomplishing mission and I learned a lot about leadership. And I'll always remember my first command tour. Well my boss is Admiral John Greenert, he's the 4 star in charge of the command, and I'm his Deputy Commander. At our headquarters we have about 650 people but the responsibility that we have goes throughout the Navy. Today's Navy values diversity. It is so very very important in what we do in order to accomplish our mission. Any young person who enters who has skills and desire, the Navy will give you a chance. Within the Navy, you find that part of our service is the fact that we all are exposed and inculcated with the same values. And so with shared values, what you find is camaraderie. And so you have people helping people within the Navy. It's one - it's an opportunity where by you'll be challenged. Ah for me, ah - I'm an individual who enjoys challenges. And if you're like me, if you wanna test yourself to see whether or not you're worthy, I would consider joining the Navy.