PEARL HARBOR, December 05, 2013 (NNS) - Feedback from Sailors in the fleet is vital to understand what problems are prevalent, what policies work and what needs to be changed in order to deter and prevent sexual harassment and asexual assault incidents. One way of gathering this information is a Department of Navy-wide, voluntary, anonymous sexual assault survey, initiated … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2013
Pentagon Reductions ‘First Step’ in Realigning Defense Spending, Hagel Says
WASHINGTON, December 5, 2013 - The Defense Department’s senior leaders announced changes today in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff designed to save money and better align the department’s structures and resources. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed decisions made … [Read more...]
Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band Performed Free USO Concert for D.C. Navy Community
WASHINGTON, December 05, 2013 (NNS) - Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band performed a free United Service Organization (USO) concert for the Washington Navy Yard and Washington, D.C. Navy community at Constitution Hall, December 3. Before the Lt. Dan Band performance, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus thanked USO and Sinise for making the concert happen. … [Read more...]
DoD/TSA Partner to Provide Military TSA Precheck at 100 Airports
Washington, December 05, 2013 (AFNS) - Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard, as well as reservists and National Guard members are eligible for expedited Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, screening beginning Dec. 20. As part of the ongoing effort to move away from a one size fits all security approach and provide more of the traveling public the … [Read more...]
Points Change for Soldiers Seeking NCO Status
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, December 04, 2013) - Soldiers competing for sergeant in January will no longer have 16 promotion points available to them for completing the online "Structured Self-Development I" course. Additionally, Soldiers who have not completed SSD-I will not be eligible for promotion to sergeant for the Jan. 1 promotion cycle. The new rules were laid … [Read more...]