Navy Rating System

She assisted with reimaging 81 PCs to resolve security client applications issues, and another 30 PCs to complete clean up actions due to an electronic spillage occurrence. Her attention to detail conducting several walkthroughs of 8 LNSC spaces and organizing 13 DIVO records lead to a well-earned passing grade for the N8’s Department In The Spotlight (DITS) inspection. As N8 department Career Counselor, she was directly responsible for 6 career development boards resulting in 2 Sailors advancing in rank to Petty Officer Third Class.

At the height of the U.S. Navy’s involvement in the Vietnam War, the Navy’s coastal and riverine forces included more than 30,000 Sailors and over 350 patrol vessels ranging in size from riverboats to destroyers. For the Navy’s personnel, Vietnam was a watershed in many ways. It represented the first time since the Civil War that large numbers of sailors experienced riverine warfare in small boats—a combat experience more akin to that of an infantry soldier

The target audience of this redesign includes commissioned officers in grades 0-5 (Lieutenant Colonel) or 0-6

2. Over the last several years, we have seen a move in the Coast Guard’s Senior Enlisted Leadership Roles from that of a technical expert to a leader who monitors, manages, and evaluates the readiness of their members to include training to meet Core Competencies. They ensure that their unit maintains 100% mobilization readiness at all times. This is evidenced by the implementation of the Senior Enlisted Reserve Advisor (SERA) billets. According to

Military bearing is something that applies to all branches of the United States Navy but it manifests itself a little differently depending on the branch in question. This report will focus on the United States Navy and military bearing and the core competencies and codes that define said military bearing in a Navy context. A lot of what will be said below can be applied, in whole or in part, to other branches of the United States Armed Forces.

First, this trend points to the slow response time of a hierarchal leadership. In today’s fast paced world, the Navy leadership must respond to issues and trends more quickly. Ongoing training is also necessary to ensure that young sailors know how to respond to situations involving a lack of technology such as warning ships that do not have radios or when there is damage to the communications equipment. Additionally, national security must be a priority, so there should be clear indications if security onboard a ship has been breached. Due to these incidents, the Commander of the Pacific fleet has been relieved of his command, which also has global implications. The tension in the pacific region is at a delicate point, and a change in regional leadership could push the balance one way or the other. With these incidents giving the Navy the appearance of ineptitude, it emboldens countries like North Korea. The navy is now taking a safety stand down to correct the issues and reinforce correct procedures, but the damage to its reputation has already been

The United States of America has been involved in many different conflicts, foreign and domestic, popular and unpopular, spanning across four centuries and all corners of the globe. From the warm coastal waters of the American homeland to the atolls of the Pacific, from the winding inland rivers of Vietnam to the chokepoint at the Strait of Hormuz, American sailors have valiantly stood up to defend America’s interests at home and abroad. The Navy has had to continuously update its vessels and technologies in order to keep up with the rapidly changing times, and ensure we not only stay competitive with but surpass the foreign competition. No other period in history has undergone the swift technological evolution that our troops experience

On September 29, 2016, the U. S. Navy announced that it would modernize the enlisted ratings of the Navy. The plan includes the installation of occupational specialty codes. These codes are similar to those used in the other services. The plan also called for sailors to be referred to by only their rank, such as Petty Officer First Class. The modernization of the enlisted rating system has caused morale issues in the fleet, makes job field detailing better, and aligns with the other branches.

result in the destruction of our Navy.” Taking both of these reports into high consideration, our

One aspect of the advancement process that should be changed is the evaluation program. Navy evaluations are based on several characteristics such as job performance, collateral duties, college courses taken, plus several other items.

1. The ramifications of the Coast Guards' High Year Tenure (HYT) program have caused essential enlisted members to seek new employment, not by choice of their own. Bench marks set by the program has shortened the careers of both junior and senior enlisted members. Because of this Aviation rates are top and bottom heavy with a lack of middle management, over 300 short at the E4/E5 level to be specific. High Year Tenure benchmarks known as Professional Growth Points (PGP) need to be updated.

As the recruiting goals in the Navy continue to increase it would seem as if the Navy’s numbers for First Term Sailor retention (Zone A up to six years) would increase also, this is not the case though. Senior Leaders need to be aware of the amount of Sailors that are discharging prior to or at their first term because it is causing the Navy to have a high turnover rate and not allowing for a strong fleet with continuity. This paper will discuss the attrition of first term Sailors, what is causing these Sailors to discharge early, and how the Navy can take a proactive approach to retain the best Sailors for the future of the Navy.

The new Weapons Petty Officer (WEPO) requirement in the Ordnance manual is detrimental to the Patrol boat fleet without a Maritime Enforcement Specialist (ME) or Gunners Mate (GM) billet. The new requirement of a WEPO having to be an E-6 at an afloat unit with three or less officers is not beneficial to the 87’ cutter fleet. Keep in mind that units without a ME or GM will traditionally have a Boatswains Mate (BM) as the WEPO. With this recent change in the ordnance manual, the Operation Petty Officer (OPS) on board 87’s is now required to be designated as the WEPO. This creates three unforeseen issues to include, but not limited to Training, Man-power, and extra duties/responsibilities. First, let’s glance at the training aspect of becoming a WEPO in today’s Coast Guard. The weapons system program is tracked by a navy program called the “3M” program. This system has only been relevant to the coast guard since the last 5-6 years. The training takes approximately 8+ hours to complete just to become certified to run the maintenance program which in itself is not trouble-free to complete. Once the training is complete and you are certified to run the 3M program, you must now build your maintenance schedules which are extremely time consuming and tedious. This is just the administrative portion not including physically conducting the required maintenance. The training is inadequate at best, to become proficient with the 3M program since it is difficult to comprehend in nature and

As an institution tasked with the protection of the United States and its interest around the world including on, above, and below the sea, it is increasingly more important that the United States Navy (US Navy) continually works to generate and adapt to change in order be prepared for any threat from enemies near and afar.

Disagreements between Departments and duty sections at small boat stations have become more commonplace, and seem to be on the rise. The integration of the Deck and Engineering departments would spread out the work load, increase productivity and raise the standards of upkeep on the unit’s small boats. Spreading out the work load among a larger department would allow the unit to accomplish the same amount of work, in less time. Allowing personnel to spend more time training and learning each other’s job. Not only does integration