Join the USNI
January 16th, 2012
If you are considering a career in one of our sea services, I recommend that you join the United States Naval Institute (USNI).
Your USNI membership will give you access to online resources to assist you in gaining valuable knowledge of our nation’s history. A resource that no Future Sailor and interested family members should be without.
From the USNI Member’s Benefits page;
- You empower active-duty Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen by giving them exclusive access to strategic insights and perspectives that shape their understanding of key issues that challenge America’s armed forces, plus the real-world, decision-making tools they use every day to carry out their missions and keep America strong, safe and free.
- You foster a stronger, more dynamic national defense by providing the means for an indispensable independent forum that stimulates and enables an open exchange of Sea Services commentary and discourse that challenges conventional wisdom and maximizes the quality of professional debate.
- You honor the men and women of our Sea Services by preserving their powerful legacy and history so that future generations may continue to value their service, dedication and sacrifice.
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Recruit with Integrity Card
January 10th, 2012
Through a recent action by Navy Recruiting Command, it appears that reported instances of recruiter impropriety has risen to a point that a proactive, preventative action must be taken from the headquarter’s level.
Please note: Recruiter impropriety is a relatively rare occurrence committed by a very small number of those serving in the billet. The vast, overwhelming majority of Sailors who serve in recruiting proceed with the professionalism you should expect by members of our armed forces.
Beginning earlier this month, Navy Recruiters have been provided with “Recruit with Integrity” cards that must be provided to all applicants at their initial face to face contact.
The front of the card;
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Navy SRB Guidance as of 06JAN2012
January 6th, 2012
Below is the latest Selective Re-enlistment Bonus (SRB) guidance update for FY-12. Released January 6, 2012 via NAVADMIN 013/12.
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Be Safe
December 30th, 2011
Tomorrow night we celebrate the beginning of a new year.
Don’t ruin 2012 by dying and or killing someone else because of a moronic, stupid mistake.
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Reindeer Power
December 21st, 2011
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USS San Francisco Art Work
December 15th, 2011
Recently, the USS San Francisco had some original artwork completed on the doors leading to the various work centers and offices aboard their nuclear powered submarine.
The video tells the thought process that went into the design for each door;
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Army Navy Football 2011
December 10th, 2011
The cadets of the Naval Academy put together the following video that demonstrates a level of compassion rarely seen.
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FY-2012 LRP Ratings
December 1st, 2011
The Navy’s Student Loan Repayment Program (LRP) is an enlistment option, it is not something you can opt into after you have shipped to Recruit Training Command. Also, keep in mind that having the LRP program as part of your enlistment guarantee makes you ineligible for the GI Bill, until you reenlist for a second term and serve a minimum of 24 months of that term.
Last year, all the ratings were eligible for LRP at the time of one’s enlistment, but now, only the following ratings are eligible for the Navy’s Student Loan Repayment Program.
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Pay Raise Forgotten?
November 28th, 2011
For the first time in over a decade, the bill that is being considered in the Senate for the fiscal year defense authorization makes no reference to a military pay raise.
The House’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA) sent over to the Senate, HR1540, clearly has it listed in SEC. 601(b), “Increase in Basic Pay- Effective on January 1, 2012, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services are increased by 1.6 percent.” But the NDAA version the Senate is currently debating, S1867, has the 1.6% pay raise omitted, erased – gone.
What gives!?
Don’t worry, the United States Code, Title 37, Chapter 19 ยง 1009 to be exact, has it covered. The Title states, (Read the rest of the article…)
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Coming Soon, Educational Tier Tweeners
November 23rd, 2011
The current rendition of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 that hit the full Senate for consideration this past Friday contains some language that should make a whole lot of people thinking about a future in the military, happy. If passed as written, expect a lot of currently evaluated Tier II schools to be treated as Tier I.
According to SEC. 526, equal treatment will be given for individuals who graduate from a legally operating secondary school. I would think that would encompass state recognized charter schools, Home School, and other schools that don’t fit the old idea of a regular traditional public high school. It should take away the requirement for a 50QT minimum for Home School graduates. Gone should be the days when a recruiter would need to advise an applicant who graduated a non-traditional, state approved high school that their diploma wasn’t enough, and that they needed to go to college and obtain at least 15 college credits.
Well, hopefully.
As with just about all laws that are written, there are loopholes. Competing interests get involved, and those in congress try and make everybody as happy as they can be – a little give and take, as it were. This section mandates “Equal treatment“, (Read the rest of the article…)
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