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b'Damon and Damo are joined on this episode by PSC Soledad \\u201cSol\\u201d Arcefuentes. Sol and Damo met at the Senior Enlisted Academy, and she came to kick it with the fellas and talk some Navy stuff. Damon opens the episode with a personal story about his son, who is now out of boot camp and stationed at his first command. Damon talks about assisting him during his travel as he is in a school for his rating.\\xa0 Damo recognizes his first ship, USS Vella Gulf (CG-72), as she was decommissioned on 4 August 2022. What is monkeypox? We don\\u2019t have the answers, but we have a whole lot of questions. Is it too early to be concerned about this? How would you want to go out, zombie apocalypse or Robot takeover? The word \\u201csoft\\u201d gets thrown around a lot in today\\u2019s time. The trio discuss the word. Should a Warrant Officer sit in on a CPO ranking board? The commissary is testing out a doorstep deliver service. Sounds cool. Condolences to the family of Seaman David L. Spearman who died at sea this earlier this month. Since Sol is a PSC, Damo felt it was only right to bring up pay issues. How is it that a service member can go four months without pay? Damon talks Senior Enlisted Advance To Position and the Senior Enlisted Optimization Plan. This turns into a conversation about impact statements. A Navy Lieutenant is serving 3 years in a Japanese prison due to a traffic accident that left two dead. He was diagnosed to have passed out due to a medical condition. Should he be serving time? The topic of ownership comes up. These and more topics are discussed on this episode. Remember to follow the \\u2018Permission to Speak Freely\\u2019 podcast on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and subscribe on YouTube.\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nLink to all Social Media and our Youtube page: https://linktr.ee/Ptsfpodcast\\n\\xa0\\nLinks and More Information From This Episode:\\n\\xa0\\nHero of The Week: Harriet Tubman https://www.history.com/news/harriet-tubman-combaheeferryraidcivilwar#:~:text=But%20Harriet%20Tubman%20fought%20the,as%20the%20Combahee%20Ferry%20Raid\\n\\xa0\\nCommissary Delivery Pilot Program https://www.navytimes.com/pay-benefits/mil-money/2022/08/05/commissary-home-delivery-test-a-hit-with-customers-officials-say/\\n\\xa0\\nSeaman Recruit David L. Spearman https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/08/04/navy-identifies-arleigh-burke-sailor-who-died-falling-overboard-in-baltic-sea/utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_navytimes&fbclid=IwAR3Sq6KTPbE8M8lFU50Bf_TOtKobNM39bymk6zHE6j5o-uI4gzRPcrHjhSY\\n\\xa0\\nDo Better: DFAC - Army (Dining Facility) Food (299th Battalion) https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2022/08/03/in-prison-or-the-dfac-soldiers-complain-about-base-food/\\n\\xa0\\nSailor Pay Issues https://federalnewsnetwork.com/navy/2022/07/navy-to-put-some-urgency-into-fixing-growing-problems-with-sailor-pay/\\n\\xa0\\nSenior Enlisted Optimization Plan https://navadmin-viewer.github.io/view-message/?type=NAVADMIN&year=2022&number=156\\n\\xa0\\nSenior Enlisted Advancement to position 178/22\\n\\xa0\\nNavy LT imprisoned in Japan https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/world/wife-navy-lieutenant-imprisoned-japan-reveals-young-childs-response.amp\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nDamo\\u2019s Book of the Week:\\n\\xa0\\nThe 5 Languages of Appreciation in The Workplace (Gary Chapman and Paul White)\\nhttps://www.appreciationatwork.com/5-languages-appreciation-workplace-improve-employee-engagement/\\n\\xa0\\nReview of the Week:\\n\\xa0\\nThe Terminal List | EP 2 | Encoding\\nhttps://www.amazon.com/The-Terminal-List-Season-1/dp/B09HYNH8TK/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=c4b83ea3-f698-4c29-bfcb-d6cfd04f3592\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nIntro Music Produced by: Lim0'