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Latest "Navy retention" stories
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Navy surpasses its retention goals ― some sailors to be released early to prevent overmanning
The Navy also has exceeded its enlisted recruiting goals for fiscal 2020 — despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Navy offers retention bonuses up to $125,000 for eligible special warfare officers
Qualified naval special warfare officers can apply for the retention bonuses in return for another three or five years of service.
Navy makes 78 more ratings eligible for reenlistment bonuses
“We’ve done due diligence to ensure that we have bonuses in the right ratings at the right time to ensure maximum warfighting capability."
Here’s how the Navy is ramping up its reenlistment bonus policy to retain sailors
The Navy also announced it’s adding 27 skillsets to the list of those who could qualify for a bonus.
New officer career tracks are here — what you need to know about the first program
A Navy selection board will convene in late November to pick 20 naval aviators and flight officers to become permanent flight instructors. Officials hope that the move will help retain experienced aviators in the service while slashing the need to yank pilots from the fleet to fill critical training billets.
By Mark D. Faram