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HeritageOutline.docxInformation: The three-part outline is the basic framework for effective written communication.
1. Introduction Comment by Alvarez, Robert E., SgtMaj, NAVWARCOL: You have the format and structure completed for your outline. Please refine the motivation and re-motivation sentences to add to clarity. Continue to refine and develop your essay moving forward.
0. Attention Getter: How we prepare and fight a war changes as times and technology changes; because of this, we as a force need to keep up with it as the times and technology change. A hundred years ago, few people understood the advantages of cryptological warfare on how we fight wars. It was then and is now an essential part of how we fight and win in conflict. Comment by Alvarez, Robert E., SgtMaj, NAVWARCOL: Good start. Recommend rewrite. The attention-getter grabs the audience’s attention. Use a startling fact, thought, or idea that will make the audience sit-up and want to hear or read more. The point of the attention getter is to remove any distracting thoughts the listener or reader is currently thinking about and to focus on the subject being communicated. For the essay, the attention-getter shall be one or two sentences.
0. Motivation Sentence: As senior leaders, we are responsible for not only instilling pride in our junior Sailors but showing them where and how far we have come. Making them aware of where we started can help motivate them to be part of the team that gets us where we are going. Comment by Alvarez, Robert E., SgtMaj, NAVWARCOL: Recommend rewrite. Who: Senior leaders What: Making them aware (Naval Cryptology) of where we started Why: Because it can help motivate them to be part of the team Consider rewrite to add to clarity.
0. Overview Sentence (State Main Points): This essay will tell how and why the on-the-roof gang was started, what the on-the-roof gang of today looks like, and why the on-the-roof gang heritage is essential. Comment by Alvarez, Robert E., SgtMaj, NAVWARCOL: Recommend rewrite This essay will cover the background of Naval Cryptology, their evolution and their importance to military culture.
1. Body
1. Main point 1: How and why did the on-the-roof gang begin. Comment by Alvarez, Robert E., SgtMaj, NAVWARCOL: Meets standard
· Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) wants to acquire encrypted Japanese communications.
· US Navy was at a disadvantage because we only had nine self-taught operators qualified to copy Japanese kana code.
· Asiatic Fleet Commander in Chief writes letter to CNO about the lack of trained operators and how it was how impromptu training was no longer sufficient to be successful.
· CNO establishes school to officially train operators.
Transition sentence from MP1 to MP2: Now that we know how and why the on-the-roof gang was established, we need to know what that means for today’s Navy and Cryptologist. Comment by Alvarez, Robert E., SgtMaj, NAVWARCOL: Recommend rewrite for clarity, e.g., utilization of key words of background and evolution.
1. Main point 2: What does today’s “on-the-roof-gang” look like? Comment by Alvarez, Robert E., SgtMaj, NAVWARCOL: Meets standard
· Although technology has changed, today’s cryptologic rates are a vital part of the battles we fight.
· Establishment of the U.S. Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association and the on-the-roof gang award.
Transition sentence from MP2 to MP3: It is vital for today’s cryptologists to know that the contributions of the on-the-roof gang were essential in the creation and evolution of Cryptologic ratings. Comment by Alvarez, Robert E., SgtMaj, NAVWARCOL: Recommend rewrite for clarity. The evolution of Naval Cryptology….signify their importance to military culture.
1. Main point 3: Why does the heritage of the on-roof-gang matter in today’s Navy. Comment by Alvarez, Robert E., SgtMaj, NAVWARCOL: Meets standard
· Gives Sailors, especially those who cannot see the so what, an idea to what their contribution to “the fight” is.
1. Conclusion
2. Re-motivation Sentence: Senior enlisted leaders should know the history behind the on-the-roof gang and teach that history to junior Sailors to understand where they started and how they can impact the fight. Because….. Comment by Alvarez, Robert E., SgtMaj, NAVWARCOL: Recommend adding clarity to the why for your re-motivation sentence.
2. Closing Sentence : The establishment of the on-the-roof gang was just the beginning of our capabilities as cryptologic technicians. Though technology has changed, today's cryptologists need to understand what on-the-roof-gang accomplished and why what we do is vital to the mission/fight. Comment by Alvarez, Robert E., SgtMaj, NAVWARCOL: Meets standard.
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Three Part Outline: On-the-roof-gang: The start of Naval Cryptology.
References Comment by Alvarez, Robert E., SgtMaj, NAVWARCOL: NWC Library – Blackboard Learn Reminder that you can use the USNWC electronic library for additional references. Ensure that your reference list is formatted in accordance with APA 7 guidelines. Ensure that any references listed are properly cited in the text of your essay.
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Rogers, M. (2012, March 13). Navy Information Warfare/Cryptology Community – 77 Years of
Excellence. Retrieved June 11, 2021, from http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2012/03/13
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The On-The-Roof Gang. National Security Agency Central Security Service > About Us > Cryptologic Heritage > Center for Cryptologic History > Pearl Harbor Review > (n.d.). Retrieved June 10, 2021, https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic-heritage/center-cryptologic-history/pearl-harbor-review/roof-gang/.
U.S. Fleet Cyber Command / U.S. 10th Fleet Public Affairs. (2019, October 23). Navy Information Warfare Then and Now: From the Civil War to Midway to 21st Century Great. United States Navy. Retrieved June 10, 2021, https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Blogs/Detail/Article/2268205/navy-information-warfare-then-and-now-from-the-civil-war-to-midway-to-21st-cent/.
White, D. (n.d.). U.S. Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association. Retrieved June 12, 2021, https://usncva.org/about/the-us-ncva.html.
