J paul reason biography of mahatma

Admiral (R) J. Paul Reason grew up in Washington D.C., where his parents were both educators.

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Reason, J. Paul was born on March 22, 1941 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

Returning to sea duty, Admiral Reason commanded Cruiser-Destroyer Group One until November 1990, then, promoted to Rear Admiral (upper half).

Finally, he describes his service during the Vietnam War and leadership in the Navy. It took the Navy 135 years from the date the Union Navy began enlisting African Americans in 1861 to promote a black man to four-star admiral.

Joseph Paul Reason was born in Washington D.C. on March 22, 1941. Executive officer United States Ship Mississippi, 1979-1981.

Commanding officer United States Ship Coontz, 1981-1983, United States Ship Bainbridge, 1983-1986.

Retired, 1999; vice president Syntek, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, 1999-2000. During his junior year at Howard, ADM Reason received an appointment to Annapolis, and he joined the Naval Academy Class of 1965. The three military departments for the first time have four-star African-American officers on active duty at the same time. In November 1996, he was selected for promotion to four-star admiral and assigned as Commander in Chief, United States Atlantic Fleet until he retired from active duty in 1999.

In addition to being the Navy's first African-American four-star admiral, Reason is part of a history-making trio of black four-star military officers.

Admiral Reason then returned to school, attending the Naval Destroyer School at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, followed by the Combat System Technical Schools Command at Mare Island. As he was completing his junior year at Howard University, Congressman Charles Diggs, Jr., contacted him and encouraged him to apply to the United States Naval Academy. Upon graduating, he volunteered for service in the surface nuclear force.

In December 1976, when Admiral J. Paul Reason was assigned to the White House as Naval Aide to the President of the United States, Jimmy Carter.

From sea duty, Reason was assigned to Naval Reactors, Department of Energy for instruction until April 1983, when he took command of the nuclear powered guided missile cruiser USS Bainbridge  until July 1986, during which period he was promoted to Captain.

Admiral Reason was Vice President for Ship Systems at SYNTEK Technologies, Inc. of Arlington, Virginia, from the end of his naval service in 1999 until 2000.

Admiral Reason followed this with training from the Naval Nuclear power training Unit at Schenectady, New York. Decorated Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, other military awards. Commander Naval Base, Seattle, 1986-1988, Cruiser-Destroyer Group 1, 1988-1990, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, 1991-1994. Admiral Reason rose to become the first African-American four-star Admiral in the U.S.

Navy, and in 2010, he was named a Distinguished Graduate of the Naval Academy. In 1957-58, during his senior year in High School, Reason became interested in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, but was not selected although he ranked second out of 300 applicants.