Episode 482: Who Will Run the Navy of the 2020s?

The generation that will lead Sailors forward over what is shaping up to be the most challenging environment at sea for the USN since the 1980s is just now rolling in to their first shore duty or out of it.What culture and experiences marked their formative junior officer years? How will they change the fluid culture of our navy? Will their habits in writing, discussing, and experimenting differ than previous generations of officers, or just blend in with long running trends?Do their view of priorities differ from the mid-level and senior level leadership.Our guest for the full hour to address these topics and whatever else pops out of the rabbit hole will be Jimmy Drennan.When he's not masquerading as The Salty Millennial, Jimmy Drennan is a Surface Warfare Officer assigned to U.S. Central Command, and is President of the Center for International Maritime Security.