 Today, the C&O released the Navy Leadership Development Framework. This document outlines how the Navy will develop driven yet humble leaders who both excel in operational competence and embody our Navy's core values and attributes. You might be thinking leadership development is not a new concept for our Navy. We develop leaders every day. So what does this framework do? Well, this document creates a clear foundation to compare your team's efforts and provide a deeper understanding and explanation of both the process of Navy leadership development and C&O's expectations. To read or download the Navy Leadership Development Framework, head to navy.mil-cno and find on the right-hand side under Documents. At a start, the document discusses the stakes. World-class leadership is our Navy's decisive advantage in today's environment, characterized by rapid change and great complexity. Leadership development is essential to our success. To be an effective Navy leader, ask yourself first and foremost, do you have the drive? Our Navy will be the best only if we have leaders with a relentless drive to be the best, whose drive to make their teams the best in order to achieve victory. This means studying broadly, training ceaselessly, and communicating constantly, and subordinating your individual ego to the team's performance. The framework defines two leadership development paths that are the same for both enlisted and officers. One path focuses on developing sailors' operational and war-fighting competence, while the other focuses on character development. Now, three methods achieve leadership development along these paths, formal schools, on-the-job training and mentorship, as well as self-guided learning. And that is where the rubber meets the road when C&O talks about drive. To achieve success, leaders must go beyond what's provided, and study leadership through books, online lectures, college courses, membership in professional societies. Innovation here is key. Now, there's a lot here in the framework, including leadership development career path models for both officers and enlisted, but I'm going to leave the rest for you to read yourself. And again, the framework is how the Navy will produce leaders and teams that learn, adapt, and maintain the high standards required to be ready for decisive operations and combat.