Military Courses -
WAYPOINTS...
In a Navy or Marine
Corps career, the term
“Waypoint,”
can be used to
symbolically refer to the important periods throughout one’s
career where it is necessary to pause in order to learn new
information, incorporate it, grow intellectually, maturing
and then move forward better able to lead others to the best
of their abilities.
Consider as a junior officer all the new things you
encounter in the military community. You are in a stage of
learning. Not only do you learn a new technical vocabulary
and the Navy/Marine Corps way of doing things but you learn
how to be responsible for others. After a certain amount of
time, proficiency in your technical knowledge and gaining
more working leadership knowledge you are considered for a
promotion. This is done with the belief that you are ready
to learn even more and accept more responsibility. One day,
after mastering the many technical skills and successful
practice in how to care for your personnel, you are then
considered for a position as a Department Head. From there,
with the most complete technical knowledge, experience,
education and professional and personal ability, you become
and Executive Officer and then a Commanding Officer.
For enlisted personnel after recruit training and your
occupational training, you will enter the enlisted ranks
somewhere between the pay grades of E-1 and E-3. You too,
are in the first stages of learning all about the military
and your occupational field. You work hard and strive to
become an NCO which requires more professional experience,
personal responsibility and the ability to train others that
you are responsible for. The better your people perform,
reflects on your ability as a leader. Each of these stages
in your professional development and personal life, picture
if you will, a point on the line of your linear development
as a Sailor, Marine or Officer.; a “Waypoint,” where you can
look back and see how each stage built upon the preceding
stage.
It is with these stages or various points along your career
path in mind that these courses have been created. What you
say, how you say it and your behavior DOES MATTER. Each
class offered has been a class that there has been a need
for and has already been taught before being offered here.
These modules are offered from a unique perspective having
ten-years of Staff NCO knowledge from the U.S. Marine Corps,
20+ years of knowledge as a Commanding Officer wife and
Naval Officer’s spouse, and the academic and professional
knowledge acquired with a Master’s in Education (Curriculum
& Instruction). These three elements combined with a
Philosophy degree that concentrated on Ethics and
Leadership, are used in professionally creating engaging and
relevant course syllabus for America’s service heroes. No
boring lectures! Each active duty member is fully engaged
and will remember and retain what they are taught…from the
newest active duty member to the most seasoned flag officer.
The Etiquette School of New York teaches lessons governing
military protocols and the professional social graces that
have been the standard from the inception of our country’s
Department of the Navy. John Paul Jones, one of our
country’s most revered naval officers, commented to the
Naval Committee of Congress on September 14, 1775; “It is by
no means enough that an Officer of the Navy should be a
capable mariner. He must be that, of course, but also a
great deal more. He should be, as well, a gentleman of
liberal educations, refined manners, punctilious courtesy,
and the nicest sense of personal honor. He should be able to
express himself clearly and with force in his own language,
both with tongue and pen.”
The confidence of a firm handshake, the ability to look a
person directly in the eye as you are introduced, the
ability to speak clearly and distinctly, as well as the
ability to listen more often than speak – irrespective of
your rank - are tools that will benefit any Sailor, Marine
or Officer throughout their entire life. Learning the art of
meaningful conversation, remembering and making a point to
include everyone around you in the conversation and not just
talking about work while at social functions is an
expectation of all non-commissioned and commissioned
officers. And finally, all service personnel should know how
and be expected to write notes of thanks, congratulations
and other appropriate correspondence as the occasion
dictates according to our proud naval traditions.
There is a two-fold edit of the Department of Defense which
is to teach each young American that enlists or receives a
commission, a viable trade that benefits the individual’s
chosen branch of service, today. Secondly, it is the duty of
the chosen branch of service to help improve the Marine,
Sailor or Officer as an individual in their moral growth,
cultural awareness and civic-mindedness.
With our world situation as it is today, the luxury of time
that can be devoted to this customary professional
development, which is consistently received over time and
helps to maintain the well-rounded Marine, Sailor and
Officer, rarely exists now. It is not that these
professional and social skills have become any less
important, on the contrary! It is simply that operations are
the priority and manpower efforts go there. Therefore, the
“Waypoint” syllabus is a wonderful, efficient way to
accomplish this important training and professional
development in your Command without having to use your
Command’s limited human resources or workday hours,
preparing such classes.
Additionally, The Etiquette School of New York offers
classes designed specifically for Flag Mess Specialists,
Drivers for Flag Officers and other VIPs, Public Affair
Officers, Command Protocol Officers, Staff Secretaries,
Ombudsmen and Key Volunteers. Our classes offer the “extra”
that these individuals will encounter in “real life”
situations that are not always covered at the schools they
attend or the manuals they are given!
We offer a wonderful course for Chief Initiates and spouses,
as well as any senior Staff NCOs in the Marine Corps and
their spouses. Whether you desire it or not, your lives and
your responsibilities will change profoundly once this rank
is attained. Therefore, meet it head-on and embrace your new
role. It is important that you have the knowledge and
confidence to maneuver in any professional or social
situation you may find yourself.
We offer great classes for Navy Support Groups and Marine
Family Support Groups – even children’s groups for various
commands. These courses have been wildly successful and
enjoyable; especially as an event while the individual’s
command is deployed.
And finally, we offer a module…our own exciting version…of
the traditional Command Leadership Course for New Commanding
Officer and Perspective Executive Officer spouses, as well
as a course for newly selected Flag Officers and their
spouses. It is a marvelous course; informative, engaging,
thought provoking and enjoyable as you readily see it value
through your participation. We focus on covering all the
important elements that are many times left out of the Fleet
and Family Support Center Training and provide the extra
polish that turns the ordinary training into the
EXTRAORDINARY.
Below, please find a sample of topics covered in our
classes. (To get a complete list, please contact us either
by telephone, email or traditional mail.) We are happy to
provide you answers to any questions you may have or to
discuss availability dates and our rates. (9:00 am to 9:00
pm EST).
- SELF-PRESENTATION
- MAKING YOUR FIRST
IMPRESSION AT Y OUR NEW COMMAND
- THE FOUR TYPES OF
INTRODUCTIONS
- THE RECEIVING LINE
AND YOUR PLACE IN IT
- SAYING GOOD-BYE TO
THE CO
- THE CHANGE OF
COMMAND
- WELCOMING THE NEW
CO
- THE ABC’S OF
LEADERSHIP
- WHAT IT REALLY
MEANS TO LEAD THOSE JUNIOR IN RANK
- LET’S TALK ABOUT
THOSE BRIEFINGS
- COMMAND HOLIDAY
EVENTS
- ENTERTAINING IN
YOUR HOME FOR TWO-TO-TWO HUNDRED
- MANEUVERS AT
COCKTAIL PARTIES...THERE IS A CORRECT WAY
- THE NAVY BALL/THE
MARINE CORPS BALL
- DINING IN/DINING
OUT
- IN THE WARDROOM OR
AT A RESTAURANT
- MESS
SPECIALISTS…THE UPPERCRUST
- AIDES/AIDES DE
CAMP/PUBLIC AFFAIRS/PROTOCOL OFFICERS…WHAT ISN’T IN THE
MANUAL
- THOSE VIPS
- GIVING SPEECHES
- SO, YOU ARE GOING
TO COMMAND A…Sq/Ship/Reg/Bn/Airwing/Hosp/Carrier/MEU/MEF/Depot/Base/etc.
- BEING A FLAG
OFFICER
- BEING A GREAT DATE
(Single or Married)
- BEING A GREAT
HUSBAND/WIFE AT A SOCIAL EVENT
- WHAT YOUR CIVILIAN
CLOTHES SAY ABOUT YOU
- WHAT DOES “CASUAL
DRESS” MEAN?
- TODAY’S CALLING
CARD/BUSINESS CARD/SOCIAL CARD
- WRITING THE PROPER
THANK YOU NOTE
- EMAIL ETIQUETTE
- CELL PHONE
ETIQUETTE
- SOCIAL NETWORKING
FOR TODAY’S PROFESSIONAL MILITARY PERSONNEL
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