Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven S. Giordano visited Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR), Jan. 24.

Giordano, who previously served at NAVIFOR as the force master chief, hosted a town hall meeting to include Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC), Naval Network Warfare Command (NAVNETWARCOM), Fleet Cyber Command (FCC) South, and NAVIFOR.

To begin the town hall, Giordano conducted the reenlistment of Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Joseph R. Picklo, from NCDOC. His family was in attendance to support him during the ceremony, to include his wife and two sons.

"Remember to always do the right thing when no one is looking," said Picklo, after Giordano asked him to share a few words of inspiration with the audience during his reenlistment ceremony.

Picklo has served in the Navy for 11 years.

With the new administration, Sailors asked Giordano various questions ranging from what thoughts he had on future military pay and entitlements, the status on the policy of adoptions and how that may impact Sailors, the status of ratings in the Navy, to what the new secretary of defense plans for policies on cybersecurity.

"With the recent rating changes, taking them away and then giving them back, I'm concerned the Navy has just been taught that if the outrage is loud enough, public enough, and from high enough, it will cause the highest levels of leadership to change their mind," said Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 1st Class Sean K. Greening, Jr., from NAVIFOR, who has served 10 years in the Navy. "Keeping that in mind, how has your office and the Office of the CNO (Chief of Naval Operations) changed their approach to making these unpopular decisions?"

Giordano responded with saying he hosts town halls to hear feedback, and the feedback he receives is then shared and communicated whenever he is testifying regarding proposals or changes on Sailors and the Navy.

"Always remember to serve with the CNO's four core attributes in mind: integrity, accountability, initiative, and toughness," concluded Giordano, reminding Sailors to live by the Navy's core values.

Following the town hall, Giordano hosted an all-hands call with the Chiefs Mess from all the Navy commands on the Suffolk complex. This included a group photo of Giordano with the entire Chiefs Mess from all the commands combined.

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