{"id":29421,"date":"2023-09-29T16:12:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T16:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=29421"},"modified":"2023-09-30T06:41:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T06:41:55","slug":"winners-of-cnos-2023-naval-essay-contest-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=29421","title":{"rendered":"Winners of CNO\u2019s 2023 Naval Essay Contest Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For this year\u2019s contest, 117 essays were submitted \u2014 67 in the Rising Historian category, 13 in the Professional category, and 37 in the\u00a0Midshipmen\/Cadet Historian category.<\/p>\n

The CNO Naval History Essay Contest originated in 2017 began under then CNO Adm. John Richardson to further understanding of how lessons from history can inform the Navy\u2019s way ahead. The goal of the contest is to leverage the knowledge and creativity of current and former uniformed and civilian members of the U.S. maritime services, the Merchant Marines, and professional historians to broaden and deepen the Navy\u2019s warfighting knowledge by applying lessons from history to help ensure maritime superiority in an era of great power competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Navy\u2019s story is ever-growing, and our fleet\u2019s legacy shines bright. This endeavor is personally important to me,\u201d said Kacher who is also the author of several Naval Institute Press books. \u201cI\u2019m a Sailor by trade, but my writing life \u2013 which is a vocation \u2013 started with a contest similar to this. That was the gateway for me to explore, think, learn and write. And I could not be more grateful for this tradition that we have \u2013 started nearly a century ago \u2013 that still provides a venue to celebrate independent thought. I want to praise all the contestants for having the courage to write and submit an essay. All the participants faced the writer\u2019s greatest adversary \u2013 the blank page … Your submissions and efforts have tremendous value to the fleet. We may not be able to predict the future. We don\u2019t know what competition or conflict tomorrow may bring, but the rigorous study and reflection can assure we are better prepared for whatever challenges remain ahead.”<\/p>\n

Previous years of the competition had only two categories: Professional and Rising. This year\u2019s contest expanded the competition to include a Student Historian category.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Award recipients were as follows:<\/p>\n

Professional Historian award recipients<\/b><\/p>\n