Get Real, Get Better

14 July 2022

SAN DIEGO (Dec. 2, 2021) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Joshua Vergara, right, and Seaman Ibitayo Adewole prepare to fake line aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob D. Bergh)

is a call to action for every Navy leader to apply a set of Navy-proven leadership and problem solving best practices that empower our people to achieve exceptional performance.
► The Navy has teams with great culture and great performance, but we also see examples of teams with poor culture and weak performance. The gap between our best and our worst performers is too large.
► To remain the world’s strongest Navy, we must have consistently strong performance. Get Real Get Better is the mindset consistently used by our best performers.
► This approach empowers our people to find and fix problems – and innovate – at their level, from the deckplate to senior leaders. We reward ownership and ingenuity, and we help each other remove barriers.
► We are committed to accelerating our warfighting advantage by unleashing our people, not by burdening them with extra requirements, policies, or bureaucracy.
► Principles here and in the Charge of Command make our Navy more ready for competition and combat.