Biggest Challenges Faced by a Meteorology and Oceanography Officer at United States Navy
Colleen, a Meteorology and Oceanography Officer in the Navy, identifies communication and information application as the biggest challenges in the role because those factors "can decide whether we offer the right support", requiring intentional communication to fulfill the role's requirements; furthermore, as a meteorologist within the information warfare community, understanding how to communicate needs without overstepping boundaries to attain necessary information from other specialists, each with "a little piece of the pie", presents a significant hurdle.
Communication, Information Sharing, Adaptation, Meteorology, Teamwork
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Colleen Wilmington
Meteorology and Oceanography Officer
United States Navy
University of Kansas
Naval Postgraduate School
English, Writing & Education
Government & Public Sector, Manufacturing, Operations & Supply Chain
Operations and Project Management
Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Veteran, Student Athlete
Video Highlights
1. Communication and adaptation/application of information are critical for providing the right support; intentional communication is key.
2. Meteorologists in the information warfare community must share information with intel, cyber, and information professionals to avoid breakdowns.
3. It's important to understand how to communicate needs without overstepping boundaries to access information, especially with evolving technologies and capabilities.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your role?
The biggest challenges are the most important skills. Communication and application of information are critical because they determine whether we offer the right support.
We can struggle to communicate questions or be too broad, which prevents us from getting the expected return. We must be intentional with our communication to fulfill the skill.
Information application is interesting, especially as a meteorologist. Meteorology is part of the information warfare community, which includes intel officers, cyber officers, cyber engineers, and information professionals.
We all have a piece of the pie. If we don't share applicable information, we break down communication. We can't be too forceful in attaining information.
Sometimes you have to approach it indirectly to gain access to information you're not privy to. It becomes a challenge of how to communicate what you need without explicitly stating it, so you can do your job.
Understanding this and how to talk to people is crucial. As new technologies and capabilities emerge, I need to know what's within my slice of the pie, and also what others have that can help me help them.
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