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SUBJ/2024 CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS PROFESSIONAL READING PROGRAM//
RMKS/1. Nearly two centuries ago, Navy leaders took the first step in establishing a professional education program to help train and educate Sailors beyond apprenticeship at sea. Knowing well the importance of using lessons from our past to help think through the challenges of the present and future, these leaders provided the Fleet with a library of 37 recommended books. They knew it was important for our Navy to be a learning organization - with people who think critically and seek professional and warfighting excellence - in order to remain the world's premier warfighting force.
2. I am continuing that momentum with a warfighting-focused Chief of Naval Operations Professional Reading Program (CNO-PRP) to support your professional development, broaden your knowledge, and challenge your thinking. This list of 14 books aligns with my "America's Warfighting Navy," published in January, where I outlined my priorities of warfighting, warfighters, and the foundation that supports them.
3. I encourage each of you to read the CNO-PRP. The ideas found in these books will not only expand your thinking, but also directly contribute to maintaining our warfighting advantage. They support the development of Great People, Great Leaders, and Great Teams that can out-think any adversary anytime and anywhere. Most importantly, they will make our Navy stronger and more ready to preserve the peace, respond in crisis, and win decisively in war, if called.
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