Permission To Speak Freely

Damon (last name not provided), Damo (last name not provided), Tisha (last name not provided), Aaron (last name not provided)

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Booking Overview

Permission To Speak Freely is an informal, candid show run by active-duty Navy senior enlisted leaders that blends lived sea stories with practical takeaways on leadership, policy, and service life. For PR pros, it offers a credibility-rich platform for voices who can translate military policy and leadership lessons into real-world human impact.

Metrics

Episodes: 236

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 10.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Damon (last name not provided) - Active-duty U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer (CPO) host of Permission To Speak Freely; shares unfiltered, firsthand perspectives on Navy leadership, policy, and daily service life from a sea/operation...

Damo (last name not provided) - Active-duty U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer (CPO) host of Permission To Speak Freely; leads segments that connect real-world shipboard/service experiences to leadership lessons and current Navy polic...

Tisha (last name not provided) - Active-duty U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer (CPO) host of Permission To Speak Freely; contributes personal sea stories and candid reflections on everyday life, leadership, and policy as it affects se...

Aaron (last name not provided) - Active-duty U.S. Navy senior enlisted host/regular participant on Permission To Speak Freely; joins leadership and service-life conversations with a peer-level, firsthand operational perspective.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Active-duty Navy enlisted/senior enlisted (or closely connected subject-matter voices) who can speak from operational experience and leadership impact; credible familiarity with current Navy policies and day-to-day service realities.
Required Achievements:  
Command/crew leadership experience, Demonstrated leadership development and mentorship, Experience with deployments, evaluations, or policy-affected career stages

Recent Guest Discussions

CS1 Hudson Burns - Navy Policy Changes And Leadership Lessons; Deployment And Career Growth; Practical Leadership Frameworks And Guidance From Advanced Rank Experience.

Recent Topics

Military, Navy, Leadership, Public Policy, Leadership Development

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Permission To Speak Freely
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Episode 193 | "Are You Taking Notes?" (Feat. NCC Que Nelson)

June 29, 2026

We were definitely UA last week, and we're sorry about that. This week, the guys are back—minus Damon—but joined by NCC Quintavious Nelson (aka Que Nels) to catch up on everything that's happened across the Navy over the past few weeks.   Damo kicks things off with his latest gripe: having to shave every single day. The conversation quickly shifts into the time Que got the pod in trouble around Christmas, which naturally leads into a discussion about his relationship with social media and lif...

Episode 192 | “I Should’ve Read The 1420” (Feat. LCDR Jeffrey "Migs" Migdal)

June 15, 2026

Damon, Damo, and Aaron are joined by LCDR Jeff “Migs” Migdal. Jeff is a Cryptologic Warfare Officer, prior-enlisted Sailor, and longtime commissioning mentor who has helped countless Sailors navigate the path from enlisted service to the officer ranks. The conversation begins with Jeff sharing his journey from joining the Navy as an undesignated Airman to eventually earning a commission after multiple application attempts. He discusses the lessons he learned along the way, including how setba...

Episode 191 | "Seafood Newburg" (Feat. CS1 Hudson Burns)

June 08, 2026

Damon is out this week, but the show rolls on as Damo, Aaron, and CS1 Burns sit down for a wide-ranging conversation covering everything from Navy policy changes and leadership lessons to deployment experiences, career growth, and why Seafood Newburg somehow became part of the discussion. We discuss LTB reviews, Master Chief pay, recruiting concerns surrounding Genesis, the Murph, the new UFC event fitness requirements, PRT alternate cardio, bad day chits, the CNO's recent email on grooming s...

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