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Navy 's advancement figures - what you should know
Congratulations to everyone who gets to move up!
By Courtney Mabeus
Latest "Meritorious Advancement Program" stories
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How the Navy will spot advance sailors who take tough jobs
The Navy wants to offer extra stripes to volunteers willing to take on the service's toughest jobs.
By Mark D. Faram
More meritorious advancements loom in 2019 — what you need to know to get ahead
Officially known as the “Meritorious Advancement Program,” or MAP, the program has steadily increased in scope since it was plucked from the personnel system scrap heap in 2015.
By Mark D. Faram
The 19 things you need to watch in 2019
More money and more personnel but also new challenges from rising rivals in the Western Pacific, Europe and the Persian Gulf. More changes to your leadership at the Pentagon. And more innovations that promise to transform the ways your Navy recruits, trains and retains its sailors.
By Geoff Ziezulewicz, Mark D. Faram, Natalie Gross, Tara Copp, Leo Shane III, Carl Prine and David Larter, Defense News
Countdown Saturday! The top 19 things to watch for in 2019
We're bringing you the trends and topics you need to monitor in 2019. We kicked off Friday with 19, 18, 17 and 16. Saturday brings you up to 12!
By The staff of Navy Times plus the Military Times trio of Leo Shane III, Tara Copp and Natalie Gross
Navy moves to help enlisted get ahead
In a few years, sailors might be able to take advancement exams online and get promoted that month.
By Mark D. Faram