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CMDCS (SW/EXW/IW/AW) Grisel Marrero
Command Senior Enlisted Leader, USS Manchester (LCS 14) Gold Crew
08 September 2022

Senior Chief Petty Officer Grisel Marrero joined the Navy on August 20, 2002. After completing basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes she attended Information Systems Technician “A” school at NTC Great Lakes, Ill. She holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Security and Digital Management. Marrero is a graduate of U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (Class 225/Green).

Marrero first served at Submarine Group Eight, followed by U.S. Second Fleet as the afloat Flag communicator. She was Sailor of the Year at Combat Direction Systems Activity Dam Neck, completed two combat deployments with Mobile Communications Team attached to SEAL Team Two, and held multiple positions in the joint intelligence and operations departments at U.S. Southern Command.

After serving as the Navy element Senior Enlisted Leader at SOUTHCOM, Marrero was selected for the Command Senior Enlisted Program in February 2021.

Marrero is the Command Senior Chief for USS Manchester (LCS 14) Gold crew.

Her personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal (four awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (four awards), Army Achievement Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal (six awards), Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, and various other unit and campaign awards.

jemhouston wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 1:39 am

Drunknsubmrnr wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 12:56 am I’m very disappointed in that crew if they didn’t have that network pw cracked within a few days. A submarine crew would have done that out of boredom if nothing else.

Is it the opinion of the board that the MBA turned that chief evil, or was she evil before she got the MBA? I have to say that if she wasn’t even bright enough to hide the WiFi network an MBA in infosec wasn’t worth much.

Diving to safe depth….

If she got the MBA at Harvard Business School, that confirms HBS = 2/3 BS.

kdahm wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 3:53 am How the hell did this happen? Do the ships not take a pause after major port visits, turn off almost everything that should be radiating, and run a sweep to see if there's anything unexpected? Isn't there a log of everything that should be radiating? Up-traffic on the Starlink should be detectable, at least. And the CO and XO should have or easily be able to generate a list of every authorized wi-fi network.

The entire Goat Locker should get the Big Chicken Dinner. Some for taking part in it, some for knowing about it and not doing anything.

Poohbah wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 5:02 am

kdahm wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 3:53 am How the hell did this happen? Do the ships not take a pause after major port visits, turn off almost everything that should be radiating, and run a sweep to see if there's anything unexpected? Isn't there a log of everything that should be radiating? Up-traffic on the Starlink should be detectable, at least. And the CO and XO should have or easily be able to generate a list of every authorized wi-fi network.

The entire Goat Locker should get the Big Chicken Dinner. Some for taking part in it, some for knowing about it and not doing anything.

THIS.

Damn it, Chiefs are supposed to set the example.

Jotun wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 1:43 pm Is this for real? I had COMSEC and EMCON drilled into me from basic training onwards as a very junior enlisted radio operator. What's particularly interesting about this case is the criminal energy the chiefs displayed, and the absolute ineptitude of the CO and XO(s) in unovering the illicit WiFi.
Everybody who isn't completely computer illiterate could do that. In a pinch, turn up somebody who studied computer science. It isn't rocket surgery, after all

What kind of muppets rise to command these days? And what kind of attitude shapes that awful kind of senior NCOs?

Jotun wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 1:43 pm Is this for real? I had COMSEC and EMCON drilled into me from basic training onwards as a very junior enlisted radio operator. What's particularly interesting about this case is the criminal energy the chiefs displayed, and the absolute ineptitude of the CO and XO(s) in unovering the illicit WiFi.
Everybody who isn't completely computer illiterate could do that. In a pinch, turn up somebody who studied computer science. It isn't rocket surgery, after all

What kind of muppets rise to command these days? And what kind of attitude shapes that awful kind of senior NCOs?

Nightwatch2 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 2:51 pm DDG CO fired for the viral photo of him shooting a rifle with the scope mounted backwards.

He was on an at sea visit to the amphibious ship and handed the rifle for a “firepower demo”.

Not his skill set. Certainly a bit of an “oops”, but to be relieved of command six months later while deployed in a combat zone?

Throwing the BS flag. There has to be something else behind this.

A couple of truisms;

You promote in your Officer Corps, and in the Goat Locker, what you promote them for.

If you fire good people for minor things, the good people will leave.

Belushi TD wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 3:08 pm Ok.... I've never served in the military. My understanding of security and so forth comes from both reading I've done and from the people I've met on this board.

Even I'm saying "WHAT THE EVERLOVING JESUS TITTYF%$#INGCHRIST is going on here?"

None of the people involved were thinking about anything other than downloading porn. Howinthehell did they think they were going to be able to avoid being caught?

Even back in my stupid alcohol soaked fraternity days, "DON'T GET CAUGHT" was a HUGE part of operational planning for ANYTHING we were contemplating doing.

Belushi TD

Poohbah wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 3:55 pm

Nightwatch2 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 2:51 pm DDG CO fired for the viral photo of him shooting a rifle with the scope mounted backwards.

He was on an at sea visit to the amphibious ship and handed the rifle for a “firepower demo”.

Not his skill set. Certainly a bit of an “oops”, but to be relieved of command six months later while deployed in a combat zone?

Throwing the BS flag. There has to be something else behind this.

A couple of truisms;

You promote in your Officer Corps, and in the Goat Locker, what you promote them for.

If you fire good people for minor things, the good people will leave.

The viral photo resulted in a command climate investigation, and THAT is what got him relieved.

Do not piss off the E-4 Mafia.

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:32 pm

Poohbah wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 3:55 pm

Nightwatch2 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 2:51 pm DDG CO fired for the viral photo of him shooting a rifle with the scope mounted backwards.

He was on an at sea visit to the amphibious ship and handed the rifle for a “firepower demo”.

Not his skill set. Certainly a bit of an “oops”, but to be relieved of command six months later while deployed in a combat zone?

Throwing the BS flag. There has to be something else behind this.

A couple of truisms;

You promote in your Officer Corps, and in the Goat Locker, what you promote them for.

If you fire good people for minor things, the good people will leave.

The viral photo resulted in a command climate investigation, and THAT is what got him relieved.

Do not piss off the E-4 Mafia.

Being publicly made a fool also could have further exacerbated flaws in his personality and command style leading to his splody pips detonating.

Nightwatch2 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:51 pm

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:32 pm

Poohbah wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 3:55 pm

The viral photo resulted in a command climate investigation, and THAT is what got him relieved.

Do not piss off the E-4 Mafia.

Being publicly made a fool also could have further exacerbated flaws in his personality and command style leading to his splody pips detonating.

Oh I get those comments! I know exactly what both of you said.

Which goes along with my first comment,

There is something else to this story.

Poohbah wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 2:25 pmIt's interesting that all of the junior enlisted knew the score long before the wardroom did. If I'd been one of the junior guys, I would have started hunting for the antenna and taken it down to the Skipper's cabin...

Pdf27 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2024 6:41 am

Poohbah wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 2:25 pmIt's interesting that all of the junior enlisted knew the score long before the wardroom did. If I'd been one of the junior guys, I would have started hunting for the antenna and taken it down to the Skipper's cabin...

Given that there were several attempts to pass notes to the CO/XO to inform them of this via a postbox which were intercepted by the chiefs, I'd bet that there was a certain amount of intimidation going on towards anybody who looked like speaking up.