JANUARY 22, 2020 - Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly named a future aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN 81) during a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ceremony honoring African Americans of the Greatest Generation in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. 20. The backdrop for the day’s ceremony paid homage to the beginning and ending of America’s role in World War II and the … [Read more...]
Recruit Training Command Grads Eligible for Nine College Credits
JANUARY 20, 2020 - Curriculum changes at Recruit Training Command (RTC) will provide boot camp graduates with more college credits and potentially save the Navy millions in tuition costs. Following a review of Navy Basic Military Training curriculum, the American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended nine college credits be awarded upon graduation from the Navy’s only … [Read more...]
16-Year-Mark Cap Removed from GI-Bill Transferability Policy
JANUARY 13, 2020 - Sailors who are serving beyond 16 years and meet service-commitment eligibility criteria now retain the option to transfer GI Bill benefits to dependents as outlined in NAVADMIN 006/20 announced Jan. 10. This change is based on recently revised rules signed into effect in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that removes the 16 … [Read more...]
Navy Smashes FY19 Retention Benchmarks, Guns for Even Higher Retention for FY20
JANUARY 9, 2020 - The Navy exceeded retention benchmarks for Fiscal Year 2019, reflecting Sailors' desires to remain in service despite a strong national economy, according to data released Jan. 8. Sailors in their first ten years of service—Zones A and B—decided to stick around at reenlistment rates of 64% and 72% respectively, well above the benchmarks. Zone C, those in … [Read more...]
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Employees Spread Holiday Cheer Through Toys for Tots
DECEMBER 23, 2019 - For the first time in recent years, employees of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport collected toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots campaign resulting in more than 500 toys for children in need. Each year, Toys for Tots relies on local businesses and communities for assistance in their goal to collect new, unwrapped … [Read more...]