170809-N-MY922-0008 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Aug. 9, 2017) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Steven S. Giordano addresses U.S. Naval Academy plebes about the criticality of relationships between senior enlisted and junior officers. Events such as this are part of Plebe Summer, the six week indoctrination that transitions civilian students to military life. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaitlin Rowell/Released)