The Do-Over

Episodes

1. 7

   New Show: Radio Stockdale

   Note: all episodes of The Do-Over have been copied to a new show, "Radio Stockdale". Search on your podcast player for "Radio Stockdale" and hit Subscribe. Hear all of your old Do-Over episodes, and many new episodes on Ethics, Character and Leadership on "Radio Stockdale". No new episodes will…

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   Nov 8, 2021

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2. 6

   Writing Reviews

   The demands placed upon naval officers to show courage comes in many forms. When guns are blazing and missiles firing; when you climb a rope ladder to board a suspect ship; all of those require courage. But moral courage, the courage to do the right thing day in and day out, is just as hard. And...

   Nov 15, 2020

   12m
3. 5

   The AC Power Supply

   This is the story of a young officer, reporting aboard his first duty station, and an accident that ensued on his watch. Why is it important to embrace responsibility, for your actions, and the actions of your team? How do you balance the creative engineering initiative of your sailors and…

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   Nov 1, 2020

   11m
4. 4

   Time on Target

   When perfect isn't always best. Balancing perfection and time management in a high pressure situation. Tommy Martinez, USNA Class of 1978 was a U.S. Marine Fire Direction Officer, plotting fires for his artillery battery. He and his team had to move at night, set up, and do geometry, all within...

   Aug 31, 2020

   27m
5. 3

   Ageism

   Making an assumption about another's life transition led to an uncomfortable parting when Dr. Clementine Fujimura was an academic Department Chair at the U. S. Naval Academy. Dr. Fujimura discusses a situation she would have handled quite differently regarding a colleague. She also talks about…

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   Aug 17, 2020

   14m
6. 2

   Grounding a Naval Aviator

   Why is it so hard to ground a pilot? What is the ultimate responsibility of a leader? What does it mean to "embrace your mistakes"? RADM Lawrence Chambers is the 2nd African American USNA graduate, and the first to make Flag Rank. Among many accomplishments, he was the commanding officer of the…

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   Jul 26, 2020

   27m
7. 1

   Mortuary Platoon

   LtGen John Wissler, USMC ret. reflects on what training and support he would have provided to the Marines and Sailors of the provisional Mortuary Affairs unit following the Second Battle of Fallujah. LtGen Wissler is a 1978 graduate of the Naval Academy. Among many roles in his more than 30 years...

   Jul 16, 2020

   28m