Milbloggies Nomination

I'm not really big on awards or contests, it's just not my thing. I'm actually very lazy about those kind of logistical aspects of running this site to be honest, a good example being how last night I finally added the banner fort the Defense IQ top 10 blog award awarded to Information Dissemination earlier this year.

But it has come to my attention that it is the community that is out nominating the blog for awards, so I need to be a bit more responsive to these things in respect to the community. Fair point.

Last year I went to the milblogger conference, but full disclosure, I went because I wanted to see the excellent Navy PAOs who ran the social media shop who were in attendance, and because I was asked to write about it for USNI. It was also the same weekend last year as the USNI annual meeting, and there was no chance I was missing last years meeting.

As you may or may not be aware, the annual Milbloggie awards are for active and retired members of the military - and I am neither. Still, the other day I got an email from someone involved asking to confirm that active and/or retired members write for Information Dissemination. Now I know why.

CDR Bryan McGrath (ret) and CDR Chris Rawley are why Information Dissemination has been nominated as 2012 Milbloggies Finalists for the 2012 US Navy category. Other finalists for the 2012 Navy category include Feminine Fatigues (JO aviator), Navy Operational Stress Control, USNI Blog, and Military Dad (JO SWO).

Congratulations to Bryan and Chris, the nominations for this apparently came from the ID community in recognition of the excellence both of you contribute regularly.

Voting is expected to begin on Tuesday.

P.S. As I have said many times, I will support any JO who writes, because it is my sincere hope that JOs who write about life as JOs will begin writing about more professional topics in the future as the Navy becomes their profession rather than simply their job. I think it is great to see 2 JOs on that short list, and I highly recommend any senior officers (active or retired) who may read this post swing by and congratulate both JOs. Foster the future, pay it forward.