DECEMBER 19, 2014, NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) - All senior chiefs hoping to become master chiefs are now required to complete the Senior Enlisted Academy (SEA) course at U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, as announced by the Navy in November. For E-8s, that means approximately twice the number of students will be going through the program; for the SEA, that means nearly two … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 19, 2014, WASHINGTON (NNS) - During the past 12 months, there have been a number of noteworthy policy changes and updates to improve quality of life and service. Many of the ideas came directly from Sailor feedback or suggestions. Please keep the ideas coming, as we seek to make 2015 as busy and productive. Below is our People Top Five for 2014: 1. Navy increases … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 18, 2014, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Often, Sailors think operational and post-deployment reintegration training only consists of long presentations and a monotone speaker naming recourses available to them. Some leaders saw the need for training that Sailors can relate to on a personal level, and that is exactly what happened Dec. 4. The Reintegration Training Workshop, led … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 16, 2014, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -With the introduction of Marine Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) to partner with the existing Navy program, the vision of a joint Department of the Navy (DoN) COOL is complete. DoN COOL provides a unique shared-entry portal for Sailors and Marines to access their service's credentialing programs (Marine Corps COOL and Navy … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 15. 2014, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) - In an effort to deliver cryptologists to the fleet faster, the Center for Information Dominance (CID) announced Dec. 12 that it will directly provide group-paced apprentice technical training (ATT) for the cryptologic technician (technical) and the cryptologic technician (maintenance) ratings. ATT provides new Sailors with technical … [Read more...]