Meet Rear Admiral John Christenson, the New President of the War College
Patch sat down with Rear Admiral John Christenson, who became the the 53rd president of War College on March 30.
On March 30, 2011, the son of a Navy Skyraider pilot and a Navy nurse, Rear Admiral John Christenson, became the 53rd president of the U.S Naval War College. The War College, founded over 125 years ago, offers a resident program that awards Master of Arts degrees in national security and strategic studies. Patch recently sat down with the admiral in his office, which he said is considered the “best in the Navy,” with its sweeping views of the Narraganset Bay and the Pell Bridge. Patch: Explain to us a day in the life of an Admiral. Let’s start with when you wake up in the morning. Admiral Christenson: Well, life has gotten so busy and I’m kind of committed, as is the Navy, to a culture of fitness, that I really have to PT in the morning. …
August Cordeiro
5:09 pm on Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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