Posted on Jul 5, 2023
Navy Hits Pause on Six-Day Recruiter Work Week After Sailors Protest - USNI News
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Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman has paused a Navy Recruiting Command order that would have had recruiters work six days a week.
Navy Recruiting Command ordered a six-day work week, starting July 8, in the latest effort to increase recruitment. The order was met with backlash from sailors, and after feedback from the fleet, Cheeseman put out a statement Friday issuing a pause.
The Navy is committed to a work-life balance, according to Cheeseman’s statement.
“The reality is we have a projected shortfall, need a healthy pipeline of people enlisting, and need to grow our Delayed Entry Program (DEP),” Cheeseman said in a statement. “Our recruiters are the people who make that happen. We will continue to do everything to support our recruiters, adjust policy when we see an opportunity, and remain focused on ensuring we have a force ready to fight.”
The Navy had more contracts in May than it did the year before, Cheeseman said in the statement.
Navy Recruiting Command ordered a six-day work week, starting July 8, in the latest effort to increase recruitment. The order was met with backlash from sailors, and after feedback from the fleet, Cheeseman put out a statement Friday issuing a pause.
The Navy is committed to a work-life balance, according to Cheeseman’s statement.
“The reality is we have a projected shortfall, need a healthy pipeline of people enlisting, and need to grow our Delayed Entry Program (DEP),” Cheeseman said in a statement. “Our recruiters are the people who make that happen. We will continue to do everything to support our recruiters, adjust policy when we see an opportunity, and remain focused on ensuring we have a force ready to fight.”
The Navy had more contracts in May than it did the year before, Cheeseman said in the statement.
Navy Hits Pause on Six-Day Recruiter Work Week After Sailors Protest - USNI News
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Excellent post. Thank You for sharing this shipmate. I don't think this would be a good concept. Being that a lot of Navy recruiters don't like to come in on a Saturday when they can be home. Why not extend their work ours during the week? It's not like they're on a base working long hours like other active duty Sailors do.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."To address mission requirements, recruiting leadership sought to implement a six-day workweek to extend outreach opportunities to potential recruits. The Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman, issued a pause on Navy Recruiting Command’s change in working hours as the Navy is committed to providing a work-life balance for our personnel.
“When I visit recruiting stations, I am impressed by the hard work our recruiters are doing, and it shows in the amount of new contracts. We had more contracts this past May than we did last May – people are interested in joining the Navy.
The reality is we have a projected shortfall, need a healthy pipeline of people enlisting, and need to grow our Delayed Entry Program (DEP). Our recruiters are the people who make that happen.
We will continue to do everything to support our recruiters, adjust policy when we see an opportunity, and remain focused on ensuring we have a force ready to fight."
..."To address mission requirements, recruiting leadership sought to implement a six-day workweek to extend outreach opportunities to potential recruits. The Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman, issued a pause on Navy Recruiting Command’s change in working hours as the Navy is committed to providing a work-life balance for our personnel.
“When I visit recruiting stations, I am impressed by the hard work our recruiters are doing, and it shows in the amount of new contracts. We had more contracts this past May than we did last May – people are interested in joining the Navy.
The reality is we have a projected shortfall, need a healthy pipeline of people enlisting, and need to grow our Delayed Entry Program (DEP). Our recruiters are the people who make that happen.
We will continue to do everything to support our recruiters, adjust policy when we see an opportunity, and remain focused on ensuring we have a force ready to fight."
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Get them on 12 hour shifts. I walk by some recruiting stations and they are out the door at 1700. You want recruits, you have to be available when they are available and that is usually after school or after their parents are off work to visit with recruiters. Weekends don't really matter much, but it wouldn't hurt to rotate weekends as well, if there are multiple recruiters in an office.
It's the military for God's sake. It's not a civilian gig. Do what needs done to accomplish the mission and quit whining about it.
It's the military for God's sake. It's not a civilian gig. Do what needs done to accomplish the mission and quit whining about it.
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