The Navy’s Ratings Changes Won’t Happen Overnight

We've discussed the NAVY doing away with rating changes. Here's a follow up.

It’s not going to be quick, and it probably won’t be painless.
The Navy has released a timeline for its Enlisted Rating Modernization plan, which led to widespread confusion about how it would be implemented, emphasizing that changes will be phased in gradually over a number of years.

“While there is rarely a right or perfect time to roll out a plan as significant and ambitious as this rating modernization effort, I firmly believe this change needs to occur, and now is the right time to do so,” Vice Adm. Robert Burke, chief of Naval Personnel, said in a statement Sunday.