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Navy expands enlisted billet-based advancement policy to new ratings
The Detailing Marketplace Assignment Policy allows sailors in sea-intensive ratings to promote and receive certain financial incentives.
By Diana Stancy
COVID-19 delays petty officer advancement results — again
While the advancement results are typically available on Memorial Day, that’s not going to happen for the second year in a row.
By Diana Stancy
31 charged in Coast Guard test-fixing scheme, prosecutors say
A U.S. Coast Guard employee took bribes to fix exams for merchant mariners to get licenses for positions on ships, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana said.
Fall E-4 advancement exams called off by Navy amid COVID-19 pandemic
In lieu of the test, the service said eligible E-3 sailors will be evaluated using a Final Multiple Score rank-order method. September’s E-5 and E-6 exams will continue on a “staggered schedule.”
By Diana Stancy
The Senior Enlisted Academy curriculum is changing; here’s what you need to know
"Streamlining distance learning and eliminating pre-requisites were necessary steps in removing barriers for attendance."
By Diana Stancy
Backlogs, extra pay and priority units: How the Navy plans to get sailors moving again
Who's moving first, who's going to get extended and how they Navy is compensating.
Selection boards to resume in July, Navy says
“Our overriding commitment is that no Sailor will be disadvantaged by the delay in boards."
By Diana Stancy
Increasing recognition of military-based learning in the midst of the coronavirus crisis
Many highly qualified service members and veterans who have served in a variety of medical specialties are unable to use their training and experience to practice in civilian hospitals during this exceptional time of global need.
By Lauren Runco
Higher education just became a much bigger factor on Navy FITREPs
As a smaller community that can serve as a sample size, Navy officers will be the first to implement the aforementioned changes.
By Jon Simkins
Navy cancels E-4 advancement exams for active-duty and FTS sailors
Approximately 20,000 sailors currently holding the rank of E-3 were scheduled to take the exam.
By Jon Simkins