19 November 2020 Navy Offers Limited Early-Out Opportunities for Enlisted Sailors The Navy will offer limited, voluntary early separations with an eye to allowing Sailors in certain specialties the ability to transition to civilian life before completing their service obligations. The early separations will be on a case-by-case basis, targeted to selected overmanned ratings and...
18 November 2020 The Navy’s New Fitness Test Is Here: What You Need to Know The Navy will hold a single, six-month physical fitness assessment cycle during calendar year 2021, allowing the service to resume fitness testing while limiting Sailor exposure to COVID-19. That cycle will also see the Navy rollout the forearm plank, which as a replacement the curl-up, and the...
13 November 2020 Home Gun Safety: An All Hands Evolution Many Sailors handle guns daily, often in the conduct of their jobs or duties. Strict rules put in place by the Navy for the handling, loading and discharge of firearms should not only be followed on duty, but anytime a firearm is in your hands...
12 November 2020 Success at Sea: 61st UNITAS Exercise Enhances Interoperability Among Forces UNITAS LXI, the world’s longest running multinational maritime exercise, concluded with a closing ceremony in Manta, Ecuador, Nov. 11...
06 November 2020 Navy Captain Lands on Six Classes of Aircraft Carriers Capt. Cassidy “Dudley” Norman, a Navy aviator of nearly 30 years, recently completed carrier qualifications on USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the sixth class of carrier he’s flown on...
06 November 2020 Three Tips for Sailors to Ensure Safe Arrival of Holiday Packages Three easy steps can help Sailors, as well as civilians, make sure the packages they ship arrive safely...
03 November 2020 U.S. Navy Joins Regional Allies in Ecuador for 61st UNITAS Exercise Naval forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and the United States commenced UNITAS LXI, an annual multinational exercise, Nov. 2 in Manta, Ecuador...
01 November 2020 Navy Approves Alternate Rank Tabs for Type III Work Uniform The Navy has authorized Sailors the option to wear the black Cold Weather Parka (CWP) sleeve-style rank insignia with the Navy Working Uniform Type III (NWU Type III) in non-tactical environments...
01 November 2020 Navy Announces Initial FY-21 Reenlistment Bonus Levels The Navy has released the initial fiscal year 2021 Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) offerings and the trend is up. This latest update includes 78 newly eligible skillsets, meaning 5,220 more Sailors are now able to cash in at some level...
29 October 2020 USS William P. Lawrence, Brazil Unite for Training Exercise in Caribbean The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and BNS Brasil (U 27) executed a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 28...