For the first time in the Navy’s history, the Navy’s most senior sailor, Warrant Officer of the Navy (WO-N) WO Mark Tandy, welcomed the newest junior sailors into the RAN at a graduation parade at Recruit School HMAS Cerberus on Friday, 4 November 2011.
77 personnel graduated at the parade – they will be the first of many graduates to be reviewed by WO-N.
Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Ray Grigg s has introduced the policy that WO-N will be the Reviewing Officer for one Recruit School graduation each year.
WO Tandy said it was a great display of the confidence CN has in the position of WO-N and is a practical example that New Generation Navy is moving forward and is embracing a more contemporary view of our customs and traditions.
“I’m honoured to be in the position of WO-N and have the privilege to review a Recruit School graduation,” WO Tandy said.
“This is the first time the Warrant Officer of the Navy has had the opportunity to review a graduation and I think it reinforces in the recruits and other sailors the important role that WO-N plays.”
WO-N is the sailor’s representative at the Senior Leadership Group and is the voice of the non-commissioned ranks among the highest level of the Navy command structure.
“I work alongside Chief of Navy and I regularly discuss issues that affect our sailors every day and it is a role I take very seriously,” he said.
[mappress] Source: navy, November 08, 2011