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January Sailor-to-Sailor Newsletter
Shipmates,
We’re ringing in the New Year with a special edition of the January Sailor-to-Sailor newsletter! This month on our front page, we spotlight all the major changes you can expect from MyNavy HR in 2022. We also highlight what you need to know about DMAP and the Navy’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. Interested in becoming an Officer or want to know about our latest apps? You’ll find that too in this month’s edition.
Here’s a link to the newsletter: https://go.usa.gov/xtTnA
Other stories in this month’s edition include:
– NHHC’s Annual New Year’s Day Deck Log Contest
– Navy Kicks Off Maternity Uniform Pilot Program
Again, here’s the link to the newsletter: https://go.usa.gov/xtTnA
If you have questions or comments about the newsletter, you can reach us at MyNavyHR@navy.mil or on our social media properties @MyNavyHR on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to have their voices heard.
V/r,
MyNavy HR
State of the Blog at the Beginning of 2022
Here is the annual blog post detailing the state of the blog as of the beginning of 2022.
Financial Report
Blog Profit = $135 loss!
As you probably realize, I pay for this and make no money from it, which is undoubtedly what has allowed me to keep doing this.
Blog Traffic
As of 12/30/21, we have just over 1,051,000 page views. Here is the blog traffic as measured by page views since I started it in 2015. See a pattern? In 2021, we topped out at over 311,000 views.
I get most referred traffic from Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and the StudentDoctor.net forum, in that order. The distant 5th is a link to my bog from Reddit, and I haven’t really figured out where the blog is mentioned or linked to on that platform.
Top Posts of 2021
Here are the top 5 posts/pages of 2021, excluding promotion board results or anything which is clearly old news:
- New Operational Medical Officer (OMO) Instruction is Out – You Now Apply for Flight, Dive, FMF, and Surface
- How to Easily Figure Out the Dollar Value of Staying In vs Getting Out of the Military
- Personal Finance for the Military Physician – A 2021 Update
- How to Get the FY22 Medical Corps Promotion Lineal List (Even Though You Don’t Really Need It)
- What’s New in the FY22 O5 Promotion Board Convening Order?
Top 5 Videos Watched in 2021
- FY23 Promotion Boards – What are They Looking At and How Can You Get Ready?
- Personal Finance for the Military Physician – A 2021 Update
- Throwback Thursday Classic Post – Basic Anatomy of a FITREP
- Fitreps in 18 Minutes
- Throwback Thursday Classic Post – How to Read Your Performance Summary Report (PSR)
Top 10 Posts/Pages of All Time
NOV 2021 Navy Medicine Fast Facts
Here is an informative PDF file that summarizes all that Navy Medicine has to offer:
November Sailor-to-Sailor Newsletter
Shipmates,
The November Sailor-to-Sailor newsletter is here! This month, we spotlight updates to opportunities for enlisted women in the Submarines community, the publication of the new MILPERSMAN and how it impacts the administration of limited duty, we take look at Warrior Toughness in the fleet, and details on the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Here’s a link to the newsletter: https://go.usa.gov/xeZeH
Other stories in this month’s edition include:
– CNRC’s Plans for force-Wide Efficiency, Mobility and Recruiter Agility
– Signature Behaviors Highlighted During COE Month
– Application Deadlines set for NETC’s Alaska Sea Services Scholarship
Again, here’s the link to the newsletter: https://go.usa.gov/xeZeH
If you have questions or comments about the newsletter, you can reach us at MyNavyHR@navy.mil or on our social media properties @MyNavyHR on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to have their voices heard.
V/r,
MyNavy HR
I’m on the WarDocs Podcast!
Here are the links:
Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wardocs-the-military-medicine-podcast/id1574361588
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/23mPPi7Qdlg6SJPB0vQRdl?si=Vb_dQictRUKkmHja8bQzbg
Here is the episode summary:
Dr. Schofer currently serves as the Deputy Chief of the Medical Corps (MC) at the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED).
In this episode Dr. Schofer shares his insights and stories from deployed experiences from OEF/OIF both as a General Medical Officer and later as an Emergency Medicine physician aboard the USS Pearl Harbor supporting the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. He has extensive experience as a senior Navy Medicine leader in multiple advisory roles and he describes the many tools he has created to support Navy MC officers development and promotion such as a podcast, a blog and a website http://www.MCCareer.org that already has over a million unique hits.
He describes his experience as the Commander of the Joint Medical Group and Joint Task Force Surgeon at GTMO and he shares what he learned as a NATO representative for the US on an Emergency Medicine expert panel.
At the end of the podcast there is a special bonus segment for Navy MC officers that covers some important advice about professional military education for military physicians. He also relates some of his experiences in Navy Medicine obtaining an MBA degree and becoming a Certified Physician Executive. Lot of pearls- Don’t miss it!
Find out more about Dr. Schofer at wardocspodcast.com/guest-bios and visit our webpage and become part of Team WarDocs at wardocspodcast.com.
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