The short answer is yes. You can join the Navy with a GED. Is it as easy to join the Navy with a GED as it is with a high school diploma? No, it is much more difficult to join the Navy with a GED compared to a high school diploma. As of 2015, when you apply to join the Navy, your education qualifications will determine if you are a Tier 1 candidate or a Tier 2 candidate. … [Read more...]
Department of the Navy Releases Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Proposal
FEBRUARY, 03, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Department of the Navy released its proposed $161.0 billion budget Feb. 2 for fiscal year 2016. This budget is part of the $534.3 billion defense budget President Barack Obama submitted to Congress on the same day. Rear Adm. William Lescher, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget, briefed media at the Department of … [Read more...]
Blood Donations Needed During Winter
JANUARY 30, 2015, PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) - Every year, from the holiday season until warm spring days, blood supplies run critically low at military and civilian hospitals. Winter weather can affect the logistics of holding a blood drive, and fewer people make the time to donate blood. Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's blood program is one of those affected, where on some … [Read more...]
New Study Will Help Researchers Change Face of Military Training
JANUARY 29, 2015, ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) - The Office of Naval Research (ONR) this week launched a study that could lead to breakthroughs in creating the next-generation of avatars, robots and other human surrogates for military training. The study is being carried out at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where a human surrogate will greet and interact with people … [Read more...]
Sailors Receive More Than $4 M in HDP-T Pay
JANURAY 29, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Hardship Duty Pay-Tempo (HDP-T) eligible Sailors have received $4.2 million in their paycheck as of Jan. 28, according to Navy officials. More than 5,500 Sailors from the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) received the HDP-T pay in their December and January paychecks. The Sailors … [Read more...]