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Navy sees recruiting challenges on the horizon
The Navy hopes more recruiters, beefier enlistment bonuses and a wider social media outreach will help bring in the next generation of sailors.
By Mark D. Faram
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Budget watchdog questions Navy’s plan for 355-ship fleet
A Congressional Budget Office report released this month raises questions about if and how the Navy will ever achieve the growth laid out in a report to lawmakers earlier this year.
US Navy’s surface ship program head confident on meeting 355-ship goal
The rear admiral cast aside doubts on the feasibility of using ships whose service life have been extended.
By Andrew C. Jarocki
Navy admirals worried struggling shipyards may impede efforts to increase fleet
The Navy wants 355 ships, but first it needs stable shipyards.
By Victoria Leoni