Marine Officer - Captain John Paul Cimina

<span> <p> <img style="float: none;" src="http://assets2.marines.com/assetmgr/image/disp/inline/size/460x259/id/3599" alt="Capt John Paul Cimina <br /> Naval Flight Officer" /><h2>Choosing a Higher Path</h2>Cimina1WhyMarines :22<br /> <br /> Capt John Paul Cimina:<br /> I started thinking-what are the things that I like and what do I wanna do after college? And the Marine Corps embodied a lot of those things: public service, discipline, leadership, being physically fit, being smart-all those things. And there´s a tremendous amount of pride being part of that group.<br /> <hr /><h2>Leading in Electronic Warfare</h2>Cimina2TrainingMOS 1:26<br /> <br /> Capt John Paul Cimina:<br /> I left The Basic School with an aviation contract and from The Basic School I went to Pensacola, Florida, and that´s where I started flight training. My MOS is 7588, which is an Electronic Counter Measures Officer in the Prowler. The Prowler´s mission is electronic warfare. So, what that means is we deny, degrade or delay the enemy´s ability to use the electromagnetic spectrum, walkie-talkies, radars. And we can either listen to it, we can jam it or we can destroy it. And some missions do one of those things and some missions do all of them.<br /> <br /> An NFO´s job is to work with a pilot in order to accomplish the mission. My job in the Prowler is to operate the weapon system in the aircraft. I do all the navigating in the jet, I work the radios in the aircraft. We work a lot with Marines on the ground; we work a lot with special ops forces. And together, the pilot and I work to accomplish whatever mission we set out to do that day. And it´s a great opportunity because everything that we accomplish in the Marine Corps we do together, we do as a unit. Marine Corps offers the opportunity to better yourself and to excel as an individual. But the mission is accomplished as a team. And that´s how it works in the aircraft-just like how it works on the ground.<br /> <hr /><h2>Above All, a Marine</h2>Cimina3MarinePride :48<br /> <br /> Capt John Paul Cimina:<br /> There´s a tremendous sense of responsibility and of humility that comes with being a Marine Officer and being a leader of Marines. The Marines that I work with are trained to get the job done no matter what. It is my job as a Marine Officer to ensure that what they are doing accomplishes the mission.<br /> <br /> I think the Marine Corps gives people, above all else, a sense of pride that few people have ever experienced in their lives. You ask my mom what she does and she says, "I´m an art teacher." You ask my dad what he does and he says, "I´m a salesman." That´s what they do. I fly aircraft and it´s phenomenal, but at the end of the day I´m a Marine.<br /> <hr /> </p> </span>

The Marine Corps offers the opportunity to better yourself and to excel as an individual. But the mission is accomplished as a team.
—Capt John Paul Cimina

Commissioned: 2003
Commissioning Program: Officer Candidate Course
Education: Washington and Lee University

Captain John Cimina was first drawn to the Marine Corps by the values Marines embody. He was eager to take on the challenges of becoming a Marine, and to prove he had the skills to fly in Marine combat aircraft. As a Naval Flight Officer, he runs the navigation systems, radios and weapons in the EA-6B Prowler.

Every mission is a team effort—both he and the pilot have to work together to succeed. More importantly, they’re both part of a larger team; they are Marines.

Serving as a Marine Officer is more than what he does; it’s who he is. The Marine Corps instills a sense of excellence and brotherhood in every Marine, and Capt Cimina is proud to have earned a place among the Few.

Marines. The Few. The Proud.

Capt John Paul Cimina
Naval Flight Officer

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