JULY 29, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Career Waypoints, or C-Way as it is commonly referred to, has been used since 2013 as the Navy's primary method of providing Sailors future career options including reenlistment, rate conversion, or transition into the Selected Reserves. While some Sailors are very familiar with C-Way, others are not. However, the most important thing for … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
Soldiers Test Robot Tech During Visit by Army Secretary Fanning
JULY 29, 2016, MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii - Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning visited the Pacific Manned-Unmanned Initiative training site Tuesday, July 26, as part of his trip to U.S. Pacific Command. During the event, which lasted more than two weeks, Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division tested and operated new robotic prototypes designed to allow them … [Read more...]
Future MCPON and Sailors Reenlist
JULY 29, 2016, NAPLES, Italy (NNS) - U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief Steven Giordano and two Sailors reenlisted, July 28, at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy. Giordano invited Information Systems Technician 1st Class Jacqueline Bozen, from Chicago; and Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Marquise Wisher, from Philadelphia, for the reenlistment … [Read more...]
Army Releases Tool to Educate Soldiers on Selection Board Process
JULY 29, 2016, FORT KNOX, Ky. - An online training tool for Soldiers interested in understanding how the enlisted selection board process works is now available. The tool, which is meant to provide Soldiers with an interactive learning experience of the selection board process, consists of an online video with printable training aids. The video is 49 minutes long and covers … [Read more...]
CBIRF Marines Sharpen Skills at Home
JULY 29, 2016, NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY INDIAN HEAD, Md. - Maintaining a high state of readiness is a top priority for the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, whose mission could send them across the globe within a moment’s notice to support chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive crisis management. Preparing Marines and sailors for … [Read more...]