Navy Jobs for the First Quarter CY 2013
December 19th, 2012
Of course, any rating and program for which you qualify may be available when you go to MEPS to enlist, but those ratings and programs I will be listing below are reflected in the incentive program for recruiting personnel message that was released today (no, it is not a monetary award; it’s certificates, stuff like that), specifically, the Admiral’s Accelerator Award. They ratins and programs listed should be available from the first processing day in January (once the holiday stand-down is over that commenced as of close of business last night) through the last processing day of March 2013.
And those programs and ratings are…
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Sovereignty Saved
November 11th, 2012
At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the year 1918, the combatants in “a war [that was supposed] to end all wars” laid down their weapons, and the process of establishing an everlasting peace was to begin. Through his Fourteen Points, the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson, presented a clear vision of how the ground work for world peace should be set up. He was successful in getting a majority of his Fourteen Points included in the treaty, but because of Wilson’s stubbornness, exacerbated by his poor health, and the alienation of key members of the Senate, the process of ratifying the Treaty of Versailles became an impossible task.
Woodrow Wilson was an intelligent and deeply religious man who steadfastly stood by his convictions and beliefs. He routinely accepted counsel when formulating a direction. If he was satisfied that proper resources and preparation were used to come to a decision, the decision would be final. He would become inflexible, some would say to a fault, and he would not modify his stance even when the circumstances may prove change to be more advantageous.
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Marijuana Use and the Military
November 7th, 2012
Yesterday, Massachusetts became the newest state to approve the use of medical marijuana. I am writing this post inform you of the facts concerning the use of medical marijuana and how that use would affect your enlistment or commissioning into our Armed Forces.
The total times that you use marijuana counts the same whether the use was with or without the prescription, so if you need a drug use waiver for enlistment/commission or a specific rating/program, having once had the prescribed card doesn’t “erase” that use – it was all illegal use as far as the federal government and military is concerned, and will be considered as such.
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Private Sector W&S at 1.8%
October 31st, 2012
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 as mandated for use by United States Code, Title 37. This year’s increase is a reported 1.8% for the 12 month period ending September 2012.
The actual ECI percentage is 0.2 percent less than originally projected by the Congressional Budget Office for the (Read the rest of the article…)
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My Intro to Film Class
October 12th, 2012
This current semester, I am taking Introduction to Film. I decided to take the class only because it was in a convenient time slot, and not because I had any interest in taking the class. I am, however, enjoying it; for instance, we watched Quentin Tarantino’s, Reservoir Dogs — it was the first time I had ever seen the film, it was weird, but cool. Anyway…
The first major paper in the class is a scene analysis. We could pick any movie, any scene. I choose the movie, Saving Private Ryan; hopefully you are able to figure which scene via my essay…
The world as we experience it through our own senses is limited in its scope to the singular perspective. In film, however, using the same setting with the use of many different camera angles and positions, producing shots that are choreographed with crisp sound into a sequence, can take even an otherwise boring event and present it as epic. Filmmaking has the ability to broaden perspective — exponentially. In an essential scene in Saving Private Ryan, the film maker manages the elements of cinematography, sound, setting and editing to grab the audience’s attention and put them on edge for what will be coming next.
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FY-2013 LRP and EB Update
October 1st, 2012
Update: Effective May 1, 2013, the new list of LRP and EB eligible ratings.
Starting today, the Navy Student Loan Repayment Program (LRP) now includes two additional ratings for those enlisting on to active duty. It has been a while since we have seen a change. It has been nine months, since February 1, 2012, that only the Musician (MU) rating has been eligible for LRP. Additionally, since the programs inception, having just a single rating eligible has been an anomaly. Granted, it is just two more ratings, but they are fairly popular based on the comments and emails I receive.
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Ratings to take a close look at
September 21st, 2012
Of course, any rating and program for which you qualify may be available when you go to MEPS to enlist, but those ratings and programs I will be listing below are reflected in the incentive program for recruiting personnel message that was released today (no, it is not a monetary award; it’s certificates, stuff like that), specifically, the Admiral’s Accelerator Award, and should be available from October 1 through the last processing day of December 2012.
And those programs and ratings are…
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Navy SRB Guidance as of 08SEP2012
September 10th, 2012
Below is the latest Selective Re-enlistment Bonus (SRB) guidance update. Released September 08, 2012 via NAVADMIN 273/12.
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Navy Veteran, Dave Bray
September 3rd, 2012
During the long Labor Day weekend, my wife and I traveled to the Soldiers’ Angels Headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. We attended a Milblog conference where we had the opportunity to discuss many topics from the care of our Wounded Warriors to the opportunities for Veteran employment in this time of limited job availability. It was during this conference that we had the chance to meet Navy Veteran and the lead singer of Madison Rising, Dave Bray.
Dave is filling care-packages for deployed Servicemembers.
The son of a Sailor, Dave Bray was born in England outside of Menwith Hill Station. Soon thereafter, he and his family transferred to Ft. Meade, Maryland where the family took up homestead in Southern Pennsylvania. His father’s service to his country was a great example to both Dave and his brother.
Dave’s older brother was the first to enlist. He followed his brother as soon as he could – entering the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) at 17. Dave, always the achiever, he saw an opportunity to get ahead and referred three of his peers who also enlisted – earning him the pay-grade of E-3 before he even got on the bus to go to Recruit Training Command.
While in boot-camp, Dave was selected to the position of RCPO (Recruit Chief Petty Officer). (Read the rest of the article…)
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Camouflaged Recruiting Stations
August 13th, 2012
It looks as if the Navy Recruiting Stations across the country will be phasing in a new look. One that incorporates the colors and pattern of the blue camouflaged working uniform. It has been a little over ten years since the introduction of the modular furniture that is now in use in all stations across the country; in the near future, it appears the stations will also share the same “look”.
The picture below is from one of the first stations to get the pixelated camouflage wallpaper with yellow/gold chair-rail.
A closer look;
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