Chief of Australian Navy Releases Message on New Generation Navy

The Chief of Australian Navy announced Thursday how Navy will deliver its culture change program to deliver a positive and constructive culture that supports the country’s mission to fight and win at sea.

The following is the Message from Chief of Navy about NGN: 

 “New Generation Navy (NGN) is Navy’s cultural change program. It is a critical one for all of us in Navy. Since its inception in 2009 we have achieved a great deal in modernising our culture. However, in recognising that we now face challenges quite different to those faced four years ago, we have developed a new NGN Strategy to guide the development of the program through to 2017 . This new strategy is based around an articulation of what needs to be, a Navy that is:

1.  Trusted to defend Australia and its interests by being ready to fight and win at sea;
2. Proven to deliver seaworthy and mission ready forces, and;
3. diverse and respectful always, where we live our Signature Behaviours and Values every day.

These three statements encapsulate what it is that we are striving to be and are intrinsically linked to culture.

The first statement is about having a contemporary warfighting culture, one that is consistent with our signature behaviours, where each person understands what it is we are about and what we might be called upon to do. This is supported by a culture that embraces Navy’s approach to seaworthiness, continuously seeks to improve and embraces accountability. The third statement is about maintaining our focus on values-based, people-focused leadership right across the Navy.

We need the support of each member of the Navy to achieve the cultural change that we need to make. There is no room for bystanders, everyone counts and everyone matters.

I said when I assumed command of the Navy in 2011 that I was absolutely committed to NGN. I have not wavered from this commitment; in fact my time in command has reinforced the need for this program.

NGN is about helping us to deliver and sustain a better Navy and ensuring that the Navy meets the expectations of our nation and its people.”

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Naval Today Staff, February 8, 2013; Image: Royal Australian Navy