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Navy Increases Meritorious Advancement Quotas for Petty Officer First Class

22 January 2020

Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet and commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, frocks Operations Specialist 2nd Class Zabribna Weddle to 1st Class Petty Officer under the Navy’s meritorious advancement program at Naval Support Activity Naples, Nov. 22, 2019. Navy photo

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has a finite amount of money for retaining experienced enlisted sailors, so to ensure proper ship staffing, the service is increasing the number of meritorious promotions to...

https://news.usni.org/2020/01/22/navy-increases-meritorious-advancement-quotas-for-petty-officer-first-class

New Navy Enlisted Online Detailing Program is Live for 277K Sailors

11 December 2019

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG-91) wave to sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) after completing a fueling at sea on Dec. 6, 2019. US Navy Photo

The Navy launched a new online detailing program to bring more transparency, choice and control to the process that places the service’s more than 277,000 enlisted sailors in their next billets, officials told USNI News.

MyNavy Assignment, the online detailing tool that...

https://news.usni.org/2019/12/11/new-navy-enlisted-online-detailing-program-is-live-for-277k-sailors

Adm. Robert Burke Now Vice Chief of Naval Operations

11 June 2019

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Adm. Robert Burke. U.S. Navy photo

Adm. Robert Burke became the vice chief of naval operations, taking over the post from Adm. Bill Moran on Monday.

Until the end of May, Burke had been the chief of naval personnel, also a role he took over from Moran, who is scheduled to become chief of naval operations later this summer.

“It is an honor and a privilege for me to assume this responsibility,” Burke said in a statement released by the Navy. “I look forward to continuing to serve...

https://news.usni.org/2019/06/11/adm-robert-burke-now-vice-chief-of-naval-operations

Vice. Adm. John Nowell Sworn In As New CNP

30 May 2019

Rear Adm. John B. Nowell (right) is promoted to the rank of vice admiral by Rear Adm. Jamie Sands during a ceremony at the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Naval Station Great Lakes. Navy Photo

Vice Adm. John Nowell was sworn in as the 59th Chief of Naval Personnel last week, taking charge of a community amid a dramatic recruitment and retention push.

The Navy had 332,000 officers and enlisted personnel when Nowell was sworn in in a ceremony at the Navy’s Recruit Training Command at Naval Station...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/30/vice-adm-john-nowell-sworn-in-as-new-cnp