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Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on August 3, 2009 at 10:59am

Linda, don't know what a ABH is, but the yellow shirt is the "shooter". They tell the pilot it's okay to take off. I have a cool picture I'll have to see if I can put on here that my son sent me a year ago. It's a rainbow of color.
All the personnel on the flight deck have different colored shirts-that's how they know at glance who should be doing what.

Comment by abbyblue on July 30, 2009 at 12:30pm

I found this in everett herald

How the USS Lincoln improved discipline and morale

By Elaine Helm,
Herald Writer

The crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln was in trouble. Too many of the ship’s 3,000 sailors had discipline problems, DUIs or other alcohol-related offenses. Too few of them were continuing in the Navy after their initial commitment.

Capt. Patrick Hall and Master Chief Eric Schmidt, the Lincoln’s commander and top enlisted officer, respectively, arrived on the aircraft carrier about the same time in June 2007 and realized they had a problem. They launched a program of leadership and accountability training using principles outlined by FranklinCovey, a Salt Lake City-based management training and consulting company.

The ship’s crew last year decreased the number of alcohol-related incidents to 54, from 116 in 2007. Administrative punishments also dropped, to 185 from 256, spokesman Lt. Cmdr. William Marks said.

In addition, the Lincoln:
· Dropped its attrition rate from 9.2 percent to 2 percent,
· Met the Navy’s highest retention goals for two consecutive periods,
· Improved its overall physical fitness rating by one category, and
· Quadrupled the number of sailors enrolled in continuing-education courses.

“We surveyed more than 1,300 sailors last year and noted a huge improvement in job satisfaction and trust in the organization,” said Cmdr. Dom Gaudin, the Lincoln’s senior Covey program adviser.

After making such drastic changes, the Everett-based ship is being recognized today with a national award from FranklinCovey. The Organizational Greatness Award will be presented at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, where the Lincoln is undergoing maintenance work.

When it’s not at sea, the ship spends a lot of time in Bremerton getting regular maintenance. It arrived in Everett after a deployment in October 2008 and spent much of the next six months conducting exercises off the California coast. The Lincoln left Everett for Bremerton in April and is scheduled to finish its overhaul at the shipyard next January.

Hoke Rose, the ship’s chief liaison from FranklinCovey, credited the commanding officer for his leadership in turning things around in the midst of a grueling schedule of operations.

“Captain Hall redefined mission accomplishment,” Rose said.

One of the goals of FranklinCovey’s ongoing training with the ship’s officers and enlisted leaders is ensuring that the progress they have made so far doesn’t end when Hall and Schmidt move on to their next assignments.

“We’re trying to make this sticky so we don’t have another cycle of ... I’ll call it bad-boy behavior,” said Rose, a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Reserves.

With financial support from Naval Air Forces, the command that oversees U.S. aircraft carriers, the Lincoln has implemented a training program for every new sailor assigned to the ship. Sailors set weekly goals for themselves and meet with small groups of shipmates to assess their progress.

The program on the Lincoln is a test case for the Navy. Another aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz, started the FranklinCovey program about a year after the Lincoln, according to Hoke.

The program has the potential to be expanded to the rest of the carrier fleet, said Naval Air Forces spokesman Lt. Glenn Sircy. It addresses the twin goals of “taking care of our sailors and sustaining operational readiness,” he said.

“It’s been a success story so far.”

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on July 26, 2009 at 10:03am

tell him to contact the chaplain. There was a praise band that played last year at the protestant church service that we attended on the ship.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on July 15, 2009 at 12:19pm

thanks Liz! there is going to be a followup story, but using the footage they already have. since I am traveling.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on July 6, 2009 at 3:25pm

okay, looks like it worked.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on July 6, 2009 at 3:25pm

Hi ladies,
I was interviewed by local station about my pillowcase project. It is now online and you can view it at Local mom puts troops Heads at Ease

I am trying to do it as a link. go to KOLD.com to view it. There is a video and written story.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on July 1, 2009 at 9:54am

can they bring a lunch with them?

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on June 17, 2009 at 6:20pm

My son spent alot of time in the fabric store as a kid. He loved to look at the patterns and as a reward I always let him pick out fabric for a new shirt. Most of his school pictures are in shirts that I made him.
He'd probably still go with me. I'll ask this summer haha.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on June 14, 2009 at 10:44am

Today is Flag day! don't forget to fly those beautiful flags.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on June 11, 2009 at 11:24pm

LInda, look at my page. I tell alot about tiger cruise. It occurs at the end of a deployment. and since the Lincoln just came back last Oct, it will be a while./
don't know about tours.

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