Navy Pilot Program Temporarily Suspends High-Year Tenure for Enlisted Sailors

Newly-pinned chief petty officers stand at attention while in formation during a chief petty officers pinning ceremony in the hangar bay of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), in the Philippine Sea on Oct. 22, 2022. US Navy Photo

A Navy pilot program announced Thursday will temporarily suspend enlisted high-year tenure for two years, allowing more people to stay in the sea service.

Under the program, which was announced in NAVADMIN 288/22, commands cannot separate or involuntarily transfer an active-duty...

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New Navy Senior Enlisted Marketplace Seeks to Realign Promotion System

Nine newly Chief Petty Officers sing anchors away during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) in the Philippine Sea on Oct. 21, 2022. US Navy Photo

Senior enlisted sailors will now advance to new positions through a billet-based promotion system, the Navy announced Tuesday.

The service introduced its pilot for the senior enlisted marketplace, a sister project to the detailing marketplace assignment policy, which...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/22/new-navy-senior-enlisted-marketplace-seeks-to-realign-rates-and-billets