Posted on Oct 30, 2022
Navy Needs to Fill About 9,000 At-Sea Billets in More than a Dozen Ratings, Says Personnel...
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The number of at-sea billets the Navy needs to fill continues to grow as the service works to incentivize sailors to take the jobs, according to the latest numbers from the Navy Personnel Command. The Navy needs to fill about 9,000 at-sea billets, Cmdr. Richard Chernitzer, a spokesperson for Naval Personnel Command, said in a statement. The largest gaps are in the sea-intensive ratings, which are positions that have more sea duty assignments than shore duty. There are currently 16 ratings categorized as sea-intensive, according to the service.
Gapped billets on ships have grown since 2017, according to Navy data reviewed by USNI News. In 2012, there were 14,095 empty at-sea billets, but by 2016 the Navy was able to drop that number to just 792. However, in 2017, the gap began trending upward again with 6,592 empty billets. Now, in 2022, that number has grown to 9,000, suggesting the positions are becoming harder to fill.
Gapped billets on ships have grown since 2017, according to Navy data reviewed by USNI News. In 2012, there were 14,095 empty at-sea billets, but by 2016 the Navy was able to drop that number to just 792. However, in 2017, the gap began trending upward again with 6,592 empty billets. Now, in 2022, that number has grown to 9,000, suggesting the positions are becoming harder to fill.
Navy Needs to Fill About 9,000 At-Sea Billets in More than a Dozen Ratings, Says Personnel...
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I tell young people to pick a job that can translate to the civilian sector. Like Radiology Technologist etc.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The Senior Enlistment Advancement-to-Position (SEA2P) program pilot launched in August with the goal of filling senior leadership positions. It began with positions for sailors with E-8 or E-9 ratings in the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and on USS George Washington (CVN-73).
The first sailors selected for the positions were announced Oct. 6 in a NAVADMIN. A second selection board is slated for November with positions on George Washington as well as USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78) as well as cruisers and air wings.
Former Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. John Nowell previously testified in February to the House Armed Services Committee that there were 5,000-6,000 at-sea billets that needed to be filled.
However, there was an error with the data, a Navy official told USNI News, that resulted in the miscalculation. The 9,000 number is the actual number of at-sea billets that need to be filled."
..."The Senior Enlistment Advancement-to-Position (SEA2P) program pilot launched in August with the goal of filling senior leadership positions. It began with positions for sailors with E-8 or E-9 ratings in the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and on USS George Washington (CVN-73).
The first sailors selected for the positions were announced Oct. 6 in a NAVADMIN. A second selection board is slated for November with positions on George Washington as well as USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78) as well as cruisers and air wings.
Former Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. John Nowell previously testified in February to the House Armed Services Committee that there were 5,000-6,000 at-sea billets that needed to be filled.
However, there was an error with the data, a Navy official told USNI News, that resulted in the miscalculation. The 9,000 number is the actual number of at-sea billets that need to be filled."
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