Posted on Dec 23, 2022
Navy Halts Up or Out Rules in Bid to Keep Ranks Filled
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The Navy is halting separations of sailors over "high-year tenure" -- a program that dictates sailors can only serve so long at a certain rank before being involuntarily discharged from the service.
The move, announced in a message and press release Thursday, is aimed at improving "Navy retention efforts and Fleet readiness."
The move, announced in a message and press release Thursday, is aimed at improving "Navy retention efforts and Fleet readiness."
Navy Halts Up or Out Rules in Bid to Keep Ranks Filled
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Lt Col Charlie Brown In my view, if a person is an E-3 for six years there is something wrong with them and why would the Navy want to keep them, seriously! Sorry but I don't think this is a good move. If you haven't made at least E-4 by the time you are in a total of six years you need to go, and that's pushing it.
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CPT Lawrence Cable
The Navy promotion system used to make E-4's board, which the Army doesn't do, and their NCO educational system seems to me to be haphazard and disorganized. The Army will promote a decent NCO to E-7 somewhere around that 10 year mark, the Navy averages about 14 to CPO.
Having been around it more since my Son enlisted, I would think that the Navy could greatly improve retention by adopting a realistic operational tempo, develop some decent off ship quarters for those on sea duty and not send ships out without adequate crews to man all the watches.
Having been around it more since my Son enlisted, I would think that the Navy could greatly improve retention by adopting a realistic operational tempo, develop some decent off ship quarters for those on sea duty and not send ships out without adequate crews to man all the watches.
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LTC Trent Klug
I remember the Corps enlisting 'contract Corporals' in the 80s causing quite a few Lance Corporals to have to leave because their MOS's became rank heavy and there were no promotions.
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LTC Trent Klug
Cpl Vic Burk They did it for a year or two. It caused havoc and the aviation Marines really suffered the brunt of it.
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Well ... you always need a driver in a buffer rodeo and there are always basketballs to be handed out at the gym, and it's cheaper to pay an E3 than it is a GS-7!
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