CREDO Gets Teams Working Together

The officers and chiefs spent the day working through puzzles, some with blindfolds, quizzes and a confidence course at Naval Station Mayport.

"We decided to participate during the return from our Sixth Fleet deployment. Associated with our deployment return, the ship experienced a large turnover in Khaki leadership," said Cmdr. Augustus Bennett, USS John L. Hall's commanding officer. "CREDO was actually recommended by the Operation Ministries and seemed like an excellent idea to facilitate bonding of the Officers and Chief Petty Officers. While this was our first CREDO teambuilding experience, the leadership walked away with a renewed sense of what can be achieved through effective communications. The exercise would be beneficial in the future at both the departmental and divisional level."

Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class (FMF) Enrico Antonio of CREDO said the free class is offered to all commands. He helped develop many of the workshop's programs, bringing his teambuilding skills learned with the Marines.

"This is for people to enhance or develop their ability to work as a team," Antonio said. "Things like the confidence course are there to build camraderie, team work. It gives them a chance to work together.

Antonio said that CREDO also taylors the programs to each command and their needs.

"We work a lot with (Naval Hospital Jacksonville), but what they need may not be the same as a ship," he added.

For more information about CREDO and their workshops, call 270-6958 or go online to http://www.cnic.navy.mil/cnrse/Programs/CommandandStaff/ReligiousMinistries/CREDO/index.htm