Private Sector W&S at 1.7%
October 28th, 2011
Today, the United States Employment Cost Index (ECI) was released; whereas this is a normal quarterly event, this quarter’s result is the one of most importance to the members of our military. It is the quarterly release that presidents have used to make a proposal for the military pay increases for over a decade in order to ensure our military member’s compensation keeps pace with that of the private sector. Specifically, the private industry worker’s wage and salary series of the ECI. This year’s increase is a reported, 1.7% for the 12 month period ending September 2011.
Expect President Obama to announce a military pay raise of 1.7% sometime in February 2012 as part of his budget proposal for FY-2013.
Well, that is the way in normally works, (Read the rest of the article…)
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Four More Ratings Now Require an Extension
October 21st, 2011
When joining the Navy, you enlist with an eight year obligation; normally, four years are a required active duty stint and the remaining four is in the Individual Ready Reserve, but there are other enlistment terms that reflect a five and even six year active duty obligation.
When the active duty obligation is greater than the normal four years, it is usually due to the school length of the program you are enlisting for.
Now, four additional ratings, (Read the rest of the article…)
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Yet Another Commission?
October 15th, 2011
Congress has a difficult task – cut spending to get our financial house in order, introduce programs and decrease regulation in the support of job creation, all while keeping an eye on the 2012 elections. Everybody in congress seems to have varying opinions about how they should move forward, except when it comes to defense spending, but both sides of the isle know defense will feel the axe – just how much and what programs.
The only thing that seems sure in the defense bill is the pay raise for 2012. No proposals have been put forward that would change the 1.6 percent that was submitted by President Obama back in February, as a matter of fact, congressional leaders have voiced their support for it when they returned from their most recent recess.
Whereas Tricare changes won’t affect those currently on active duty, Retirees might not be so lucky. (Read the rest of the article…)
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The Voelker Rule
October 14th, 2011
The Voelker Rule (not to be confused with the similarly pronounced Volcker Rule that would place restrictions on some of the ways banks do business) is a holiday stand-down period first initiated in December 2000 by the, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command (CNRC), RADM Voelker.
Prior to the Voelker Rule, Navy Recruiting Command’s December “mission day” fell on the last workday of the calender month; many times, recruiters would be making phone calls, prospecting for applicants on Christmas Eve, and even work late mission nights on New Years Eve – Future Sailors would ship to boot-camp during those same weeks. Recruiting, for a shore tour, is difficult duty – maintaining the pressures of a never ending goal 365 days a year, every year of a tour can take a toll.
The Voelker Rule helps mitigate some of those pressures.
CNRC has authorized a holiday leave period for recruiting activities (Read the rest of the article…)
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USS Cole
October 12th, 2011
Today, pause for a moment in memory of the 17 Sailors lost during the October 12, 2000, terrorist attack on USS Cole(DDG-67) in Aden, Yemen.
Along with those who lost their lives or injured, the memory I have of that day is the heroic way the crew fought to save their ship. A testament to their leadership and training. Never forget.
Thirty nine Sailors were injured by the blast; the following is Chief Taitt’s personal account of that day’s events. (Read the rest of the article…)
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FY-2011, A Record Setting Year
October 6th, 2011
Each year, congress mandates the number of Sailors that are allowed to be serving in the Navy. In a nut shell, the changes in mission requirements, Fleet retention, and that mandated end-strength number for 2011 ultimately drove the number of billets available for Navy Recruiting Command to fill for each of the Navy’s ratings in the last fiscal year.
Navy Recruiting Command’s active duty accession mission for FY-2011 was 33,400.
For the first year in the history of Navy Recruiting Command while attaining it’s mission, the percentage enlisted in the upper-mental group category was an astounding (Read the rest of the article…)
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