U.S. NAVY OFFICER SCHOOL GRADUATE

By Megan Brown MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Ensign Rita Doakes, a native of Houston, Texas, FROM 11AM TO 4PM recently graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Limited Duty O cer/Chief Warrant O cer (LDO/CWO) School. On Apr. 12. Doakes, a Richard Milburn Academy graduate, joined the Navy 14 years ago. “I joined the Navy for  financial stability, to travel the world and to be the difference,” said Doakes. “I am the  first military officer in my family.”  e skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Houston. “Growing up, I learned to lead by example, even if it means not  fitting in or being liked,” said Doakes. “I was also always taught to be honest and to earn everything I get because the return is priceless.” & LDO/CWO school is one of four o cer accession programs operating at O cer Training Command Newport, Rhode Island. This is the  final step in a sailor’s transition into the Naval O cer Corps.  is course is comprehensive, intense and designed to reinforce understanding of the responsibilities of a naval o cer. Doakes was an enlisted aviation boatswain’s mate (fuels) before joining LDO/CWO School and will now serve...