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Navy cites improved pay, DD-214 retirement paperwork processing times

In the past year, Navy officials say they have gotten well within the Defense Department's 30-day window for processing pay changes and travel allowances.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

20 months ago

Inside the Navy’s pay and personnel crisis

A sprawling, multiyear effort to modernize sailor HR systems has instead led to lots of pain in the fleet.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

2 years ago

New in 2023: Will sailor pay and paperwork problems get better?

Big Navy has promised improvements. How those promises will play out remains to be seen.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

2 years ago

Navy reports progress in clearing DD-214 backlog

The service released a plan to address such issues this summer.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

3 years ago

Fix your military records: Give yourself the future you have earned

Take the time to obtain your record, know what is in your record, and apply to have your record corrected, says the author of this commentary.

By David Johnson

4 years ago

Senators seek SECDEF support to add names of ‘Lost 74’ to Vietnam Memorial Wall

A bipartisan group of senators has submitted a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to once again push to add the names of the “Lost 74” — the sailors killed aboard the Evans — to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

By Dylan Gresik

5 years ago