JULY 2, 2019 - After listening to feedback from Airmen and career field managers, Air Force officials are reducing targeted special duty and instructor tour lengths to create a more ready and resilient force. The tour length reduction from four to three years for military training instructors, military training leaders, Air Education and Training Command technical training … [Read more...]
Navy Announces Spouse Licensure and Certification Reimbursement Policy
JUNE 25, 2019 - As part of ongoing Navy Family Framework efforts to expand and improve the experience for spouses, Navy announced Sailors may be reimbursed up to 500 dollars for state licensure and certification costs of a spouse arising from relocation to another state due to a permanent change of station (PCS) move in NAVADMIN 134/19, June 24. The spouse licensure … [Read more...]
Navy Launches Advancement-to-Position Program
JUNE 4, 2019 - Navy announced the creation of a program with an advancement incentive to fill priority recruiter and recruit division commander (RDC) billets June 3, in NAVADMIN 122/19. The Advancement-to-Position program will advance select Sailors to the paygrade of E-6 and provide them with pay commensurate with that paygrade upon reporting to their ultimate duty station, … [Read more...]
New PCS Services Simplify Sailor Moves
MAY 23, 2019 - To support the summer Permanent Change of Station (PCS) season, Navy Personnel Command (NPC) is taking action to improve the PCS move experience for Sailors and their families. Sailors who have already completed at least one PCS move, know the process can be quite complex – from the household goods shipment to budgeting for potential out-of-pocket expenses. … [Read more...]
Your Best Future Employee Needs Soft Skills to Succeed
MAY 16, 2019 - In case you haven’t heard, military veterans have a variety of skills, commonly referred to as soft skills, which help make them your best employee. The Department of Defense (DoD) Transition to Veterans Program Office (TVPO) commissioned the RAND Corporation to identify and codify the soft skills service members gain from their on-the-job training and … [Read more...]