MILLINGTON, Tenn., December 31, 2013 (NNS) - As part of a new Department of Defense (DoD) policy, the Navy began testing for synthetic marijuana compounds during random urinalysis Dec. 16. According to NAVADMIN 334/13, testing for synthetic marijuana compounds will be randomly conducted on samples submitted to all drug screening laboratories, and positive results will … [Read more...]
Uniform Changes: Uniformity, Fit, Functionality
WASHINGTON, December 23, 2013 (NNS) - Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus announced today plans to evaluate and redesign elements of the female service dress uniform for both officers and enlisted beginning no later than May 2014. SECNAV approved a proposal by Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Bill Moran to redesign the Service Dress Blue (SDB) uniform worn by female … [Read more...]
IC Rate to Get First E9s, Realigned to Combat Systems
WASHINGTON, December 20, 2013 (NNS) - The career path for the interior communications electrician (IC) rating now includes the rank of master chief (E9), and the IC rating's E3 and below Sailors are re-designated from fireman to seaman, according to a NAVADMIN 320/13, released Dec. 19. This formalizes the IC rate's evolution away from its source rate of Electrician's Mate … [Read more...]
Tuition Assistance Availability Temporarily Expanded
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., December 18, 2013 (NNS) - The Center for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD) is temporarily expanding the availability of tuition assistance (TA) for Sailors beginning Dec. 17. CPPD's Virtual Education Center (VEC) will start authorizing command-approved TA requests for classes that have a start date in the second quarter of FY-14, which ends … [Read more...]
AF, Marines, and Navy Take Part in 3-Day Surge During Exercise Forager Fury II
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam, December 17, 2013 (AFNS) - Various units from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps came together to exercise their ability to conduct combat operations across the Pacific by participating in a nonstop operations surge Dec. 10 to Dec. 13 on Guam and the nearby island of Tinian. The surge was part of Exercise Forager Fury II, a Marine Corps … [Read more...]