Admiral and Command Master Chief reviewed my record and qualifications. Upon completion of that, I was required to get medically evaluated to travel and work in Japan. Once that was all complete I was asked if I would come to work in Okinawa.

I was asked open ended questions about my history and my future goals. There was a great deal of interest in my educational background and my abilitiy to adapt to an office environment. I was asked to explain complicated personnel situations I've been faced with and how I worked to resolve them. I was able to share the fact that I have a propensity to learn technical details and I can easily translate them to senior management, but I had no desire to be in the technical trenches.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities Assessment Testing, selection board, 6 weeks of additional training. 5 year records review and assessment vs equally qualified peers. Physical fitness test, random drug testing, leadership analysis.