The Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership is a

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award established in 1980 by

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Edward Hidalgo Edward Hidalgo (born Eduardo Hidalgo; October 12, 1912 – January 21, 1995) served as the United States Secretary of the Navy in the Carter administration from October 24, 1979 to January 20, 1981. He had previously served as Assistant Secre ...

to honor the inspirational leadership of

James Stockdale James Bond "Jim" Stockdale (December 23, 1923 – July 5, 2005) was a United States Navy vice admiral and aviator, awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, during which he was a prisoner of war for over seven years. Stockdale was the mos ...

, a

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recipient in the

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, who exhibited exemplary leadership while a

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for nearly eight years. The award was first presented in 1981.

Award criteria

Each year two

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s below the grade of

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are selected, one for the

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and one from the

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. A board of peer-nominated officers, one from the Atlantic and one for the Pacific, select the winners, based on the five criteria of inspirational leadership that Vice Admiral Stockdale identified in his writing and teaching on leadership. OPNAV Instruction 3590.23F of 26 February 2007
/ref> These criteria are: *Moralist: Have a commitment to a personal code of ethical conduct. *Jurist: Demonstrate ability to establish policy which can be implemented and obeyed in the most difficult of circumstances. *Teacher: Being an example of self-discipline and sensitivity to others with balanced perspective, creating organizational pride, job satisfaction, and a motivational climate. *Steward: Being an example of personal commitment and an example to others in the maintenance of standards and loyalty. *Philosopher: Show the ability to reason, explain the essence of reality, and recognize the need for forethought in dealing with uncertainty.

Award Winners

Gallery

File:US Navy 031030-N-2383B-022 Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) applauds Cmdr. Kevin J. Kovacich, former Commanding Officer of Fighter Squadron Two One One (VF-211) after presenting him with the Vice Adm. James Bond.jpg, Kevin J. Kovacich (2003) File:US Navy 071128-N-8273J-008 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead speaks in honor of the Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale awardees, Cmdrs. Frank J. Olmo and Craig A. Clapperton.jpg, 2007 File:US Navy 051017-N-2383B-024 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Mullen delivers remarks during the Twenty-fifth Annual Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Leadership Award Ceremony, held in the Pentagon Hall of Heroes.jpg, 2005 File:121127-N-WL435-068 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert presents the Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale Leadership Award to Cmdr. Chase Patrick.jpg, 2012

References

External links

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