28 July 2021 Navy Announces Fiscal Year 21 Special Leave Accrual Sailors unable to take leave due to COVID-19 restrictions now have extra time to use their leave...
30 June 2021 Navy Announces Initial Aviation Warrant Officer Selection Board A new era in Naval Aviation launches on Aug. 2 when a board will meet to select the initial cadre of Aviation Warrant Officers who will be trained to fly the new MQ-25 carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle...
17 June 2021 Navy’s 2021 PFA Cycle Window Starts July 1 –Updates You Need to Know Navy personnel officials confirmed the resumption of fitness testing while releasing additional guidance and program updates June 16 in NAVADMIN 129/21. The service has not conducted an official PFA cycle since 2019, excusing both 2020 cycles to mitigate Sailor exposure to the COVID-19 virus...
06 June 2021 Blended Retirement System CY 2022 Continuation Pay Announced All Sailors enrolled in the Blended Retirement System qualify for incentive pay at the 12-year “mid-career” point...
03 June 2021 Midway, Momentum and Manpower - The Navy's Bureau of Personnel in World War II War is a team sport. To get the complete picture of the Battle of Midway and what it meant for the war effort, you need to know what happened behind the scenes in Washington, 5,523 miles away. The combination of Nimitz's warriors stopping the Japanese advance in 1942, and the parallel stubby pencil...
27 May 2021 NSTC Changes Command GREAT LAKES, Ill. – Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture relieved Rear Adm. Milton J. Sands III as commander of Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Thursday, May 27, in a change of command ceremony held at the Navy’s only boot camp, Recruit Training Command (RTC) on Naval Station Great Lakes...
24 May 2021 Planning for Success on your next PCS Move — Some Helpful Tips June marks the start of "PCS Season." Over the next few months, thousands of Sailors and their families are beginning to pack up and move to a new duty station. Here are a few helpful tips from the experts...
22 May 2021 Navy Resumes Regular Urinalysis Operations The Navy has resumed regular urinalysis testing with the release of NAVADMIN 100/21 on May 21, which cancels the temporary policy allowing for the suspension of collection operations to mitigate Sailor exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic...
13 May 2021 FY-22 Seaman to Admiral Applications — What's New this Year WASHINGTON - The call for Seaman to Admiral–21 (STA–21) program is out. Initial applications must be postmarked on or before July 1. The board is scheduled to meet in September. Here's what you need to know...
01 April 2021 Navy Kicks Off SAAPM Month with a Call to Action – How You Can Help This April marks the 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). Officially established in 2001, the month's purpose is to raise awareness and facilitate the prevention of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse...