USN Captain Greg Zettler: Courage to do the right thing and ownership in the mission

American Valor Podcast

Captain Greg Zettler speaks about lessons of integrity as a priority of his education at the United States Naval Academy. Captain Zettler speaks about the significance of service and recommends one assumes that everyone on their team has noble intent. Captain Zettler stresses the importance of creating individual ownership of the collective mission. The best advice Captain Zettler has received was to not try to by perfect: to rely on his innate ability and the training he has been provided. Zettler’s advice for those entering the military is relevant life advice for any person, especially youth: “Come in ready to learn, ready to work hard, ready to embrace the opportunities that come your way. Strive to achieve the mission. Embrace your own ownership for the mission.” For Captain Greg Zettler, valor is the willingness to do the right thing in the face of potential consequences to yourself.
“Captain Greg Zettler became the USS Norfolk's 16th Commanding Officer November 18, 2011. He graduated from the Naval Academy in May of 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in General Engineering. He has also earned a Master's Degree in Leadership and Human Resource Development from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master's Degree in National Security Resources from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He has received several decorations in his career” (United States Navy).

Bob Feller Act of Valor Foundation
Podcast hosts: Tyler Buchholz, Nathaniel Cameron, and Colin Kirk
Special thank you to Editors Galen Odell and Jack Metcalfe

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