Hear Directly From the Leaders of Today’s Navy
Your Sailor is beginning their Navy journey. Here’s an opportunity to better understand the Navy they’re joining.
When someone you love joins the Navy, you begin learning a whole new world alongside them—the terminology, traditions, expectations, opportunities, and people who shape their experience.
This month, the United States Navy Memorial invites you to hear directly from two of the Navy’s most senior leaders during two special SITREP Speaker Series conversations:
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle
Monday, October 26
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman
Wednesday, October 28
Watch the conversations live online from anywhere. Can’t join us live? Register anyway, and we’ll send you a recording after the program.
Attend one conversation—or join us for both.
Why These Conversations Matter to Navy Families
If your loved one is currently in boot camp or just beginning their Navy career, you may still be figuring out how the Navy works—and who leads it.
These two conversations offer a rare opportunity to hear directly from the leaders responsible for guiding the Navy and its Sailors.
Adm. Daryl Caudle serves as the Chief of Naval Operations, the Navy’s senior uniformed officer.
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman serves as the Navy’s senior enlisted Sailor, representing the interests and concerns of enlisted Sailors and their families at the highest levels of Navy leadership.
Together, their perspectives can help you better understand the service your loved one has chosen to join—from the Navy’s mission around the world to the everyday experience of the Sailors who carry it out.
Monday, October 26th
Admiral Daryl Caudle
A Conversation with the Chief of Naval Operations | 10:30-11:30 AM EASTERN
What is the Navy being asked to do around the world today? What are its greatest priorities and challenges? And how is the service preparing its Sailors for the future?
Hear directly from the Navy’s senior uniformed officer as Adm. Daryl Caudle discusses the people, missions, priorities, and opportunities shaping today’s Fleet.
For families supporting someone at the beginning of their Navy career, this is an opportunity to see the bigger picture behind their service—and understand how your Sailor fits into a Navy operating around the world.
Wednesday, October 28th
MCPON John Perryman
A Conversation with the Navy’s Senior Enlisted Leader | 10:30-11:30 AM EASTERN
Every Sailor starts somewhere.
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) John Perryman began his Navy career by completing boot camp at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes—the same starting point for today’s enlisted Sailors.
Today, he serves as the Navy’s senior enlisted leader, advising Navy leadership on issues affecting Sailors and their families and traveling throughout the Fleet to hear directly from the men and women serving today.
Hear his perspective on leadership, readiness, quality of service, the enlisted experience, and what it means to build a successful career in the United States Navy.
For anyone currently supporting a recruit or new Sailor, this conversation offers a unique look at the journey ahead.
New to the Navy? You Belong in the Conversation
You do not need to understand Navy ranks, acronyms, ships, commands, or traditions to attend.
In fact, this series is a great place to start.
The SITREP Speaker Series brings Navy leaders, Sailors, veterans, families, and the public together for conversations about the issues shaping the Sea Services today.
Whether you have served for decades, have a family member currently in boot camp, are supporting a Sailor just beginning their career, or simply want to better understand today’s Navy, you are welcome.
Come with questions. Leave with a better understanding of the Navy—and the community your loved one is becoming part of.
Attend from Anywhere
Both programs are available in person at the United States Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., and virtually, making it easy for Navy families and supporters across the country to participate.
Register for the conversation that interests you most—or join us for both.
Two Navy leaders. Two conversations. One opportunity to better understand the service your Sailor has chosen to join.
About the Series
Modeled after the situation reports used throughout the U.S. Navy, the SITREP Speaker Series gives senior naval leaders a platform to engage audiences across the country and around the world in timely conversations about the Navy, its people, its priorities, and its mission.
Through these conversations, the United States Navy Memorial helps connect the American public with the leaders and Sailors shaping the Navy of today.
Two leaders. Two perspectives. One week at the Navy Memorial.