Deeply honored that the United States Senate confirmed me tonight to serve as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower & Reserve Affairs. I'm excited to soon serve our President, Secretary of War, Secretary of the Navy, and the American people. America is worth defending!

Active-duty Marine Kyle King just won his third straight Marine Corps Marathon. Four wins in five years. His best time at the event: 2:17:31. Asked if it gets easier, he said it gets harder. He’s still pushing himself. Congratulations, Marine.

I got to ride on my first submarine a couple weeks ago. Incredible experience on an incredible machine. Shout out to the entire crew at the USS Greenville for the hospitality.

Meet the Reserve Sailors standing up the Navy Innovation Unit. Commercial builders and technical leaders will join them through direct commissions. I’m excited about this team. Their job is to get useful technology into our warfighters’ hands faster.

LCpl. Abigail Rodriguezpabon is a pay clerk at Quantico. When she came across a multi-vehicle crash, she stopped, checked on the victims, and used her belt as a makeshift tourniquet for an injured passenger. She stayed until emergency responders evacuated everyone. Then she went to the hospital to check on the people she’d helped. It doesn't matter what your MOS is, anyone can make a difference.

"Federal employees should be rewarded for what they can do, not for how long they’ve been on the job." Today, we @USOPM eliminated the historically anti-merit principle of gating promotions for top performing employees based upon their time in seat. No longer - merit prevails over tenure! usopm.substack.com/p/talent-…

Dude gave us 140 characters AND flying cars.

Good morning. America is worth defending. Join the fight.

As a married millennial with kids who got married before dating apps took off, I don’t have a lot to tell Gen Z about finding a mate. However. Yesterday I went to a wedding between two young twenty-somethings. The guy noticed the girl at the Catholic Center and soon after at the gym. He simply asked for her number and told her he wanted to take her to dinner. Three years later they were married. Shoot your shot. See what happens.

Reindustrialization happens slowly…then all that once. You can feel the curve coming.

Good morning. America is worth defending. Join the fight.

In 2012, as a young Navy Lieutenant, @JoshuaSteinman saw the launch of Google Glass and said “I wonder if we could use those aboard ship for guiding maintenance technicians through their instruction manuals.” So we piloted a program to test it. The tech wasn’t ready at the time (nor was the Navy). But I always love seeing the things a bunch of crazy junior officers envisioned a decade and a half ago emerge in broader culture. The batting average of things they imagined coming true is unreasonably high. Makes me wonder what the current generation of young military officers see in the future.

Send your boys to schools that have ratty copies of Tom Clancy novels in the library.

Lots of chatter about Gen Z these days, but I’m here to tell you the kids are gonna be alright. I sat down with some early career Marines for lunch in Okinawa and I left fired up about the emerging generation. These were patriots from all walks of life and all corners of our nation. Some left really tough circumstances and found a family they always desired. Others dove into a deep yearning to give back to their nation. When I asked five of them clustered around me for one thing they would change about the Marine Corps - I kid you not - two of them said “Sir, I wish our standards were higher.” Mind you, my work with the USMC over the decades believes they already achieve enviable heights! That was a good reminder that our youngest troops are always watching, noticing when NCOs and officers follow through - or don’t - on known requirements. Rest easy America. There is no doubt in my mind that with men and women like these, we are going to win.

You can just build things. At sea.

Incredibly grateful and humbled by our U.S. Navy and the crew of the USS Greeneville It wasn’t the walkthrough of the nuclear propulsion or life systems that stood out the most for me, but the men and women who have volunteered a portion of their life to provide this capability for America Go Navy 🇺🇸

Build America’s Navy!

Keep writing. Keep posting. You may think you’re yelling into the void. But you never know who is reading. And might take action on your insights. In case you were wondering.

For four days in 1967, 2ndLt James Capers led his Force Recon team against a larger enemy force. Badly wounded, he kept directing fires and refused evacuation until his Marines were safe. Nearly six decades later, Maj. Capers received the Medal of Honor from President Trump. Semper Fidelis, sir.

Son: “this package is heavy” Wife: “well, you need to eat your Wheaties.” Son: “…what are wheat…ees?” ☠️

The final boss for military AGI is consistently nailing time on target for Star Spangled Banner jet flyovers.