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FY19 O6 Staff Corps Promotion Board Statistics
The Medical Corps statistics were:
- Above Zone: 33 selected of 162 eligible = 20.4%
- In Zone: 30 selected of 73 eligible = 41.1%
- Below Zone: 3 selected of 190 eligible = 1.6%
- Total Selected = 66
The other staff corps board stats can be found in this document:
Navy Revises Delayed Dependent Travel of School-aged Dependents of Sailors Undergoing a PCS
WASHINGTON (NNS) — Effective immediately, to minimize the disruption to the education of school-aged children and increase family stability, Navy has revised the delayed dependent travel policy for Sailors who are undergoing a permanent change of station (PCS) and have school-aged dependents.
In line with Joint Travel Regulations, when PCS orders have been issued, a Sailor’s dependents may perform PCS travel at a different time. The Sailor may also be authorized a housing allowance based on the location at which the dependents maintained a permanent residence, at the previously approved designated place or the old permanent duty station.
Sailors with school-aged dependents frequently request delayed dependent travel. Under the old policy, approval for requests to delay dependent travel were normally limited to the end of the current school term, which is usually the end of June or December (depending on the member’s detach date). The new policy allows Sailors with school-aged dependents to request delayed dependent travel until the end of the school year.
For questions on this updated policy, contact the Military Pay and Compensation Policy Branch via email at Nxag_n130c@navy.mil.
For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnp/.
WRNMMC Chief of Graduate Medical and Dental Education – O5/O6
I don’t have the due date for interest in this position, but the Position Description is here:
Chief of GME Position Description – WRNNMC
The POC is CDR Robert Liotta (contact info in the Global Address Book).
‘Push Button’ Captains in the Navy Now One Step Closer to Reality
This program would allow entry up to the O-6 paygrade to “any scientific or technical field designated by the Secretary of Defense” that “requires a high level of skill and that an insufficient number of officers possess in the military department concerned.” Largely focused on cyber skills and not medicine, you can read about it here:
‘Push Button’ Captains in the Navy Now One Step Closer to Reality
End-of-the-Month Personal Finance Summary
Here is all of my personal finance content from the month of April. Enjoy!
Bunch Charitable Contributions
Crush the Thrift Savings Plan Article Compilation
Estimate Your Retirement Income Needs
Learn About Insurance With My Junk Mail
Size Does Matter…For Your Expense Ratio
Embedded Mental Health Providers Making a Difference for Troops
Here is a Navy Times article that discusses embedding mental health providers with operational units:
Embedded mental health providers making a difference for troops, officials say
This scenario of being primarily assigned to an operational unit is probably increasingly likely for many specialties in the future, which is why I posted it. With the increased focus on readiness, if you don’t want to spend a good portion of your career in support of the operational forces, then you are probably in the wrong organization.
How to Get Free Audio Digest
Thanks to a colleague of mine, I recently learned that you can get Audio Digest for free. All you need to do is log into this link from a computer at a MTF:
https://membership.audiodigest.org/registration/institutions
This registration page should acknowledge you’re in the Defense Health Agency.
Does this work from a USMC computer? Probably not, but I’m honestly not sure.
National Capital Consortium Transitional Year Program Director Position
Anyone interested in this position is supposed to route the requested documents to CDR Frank Mullens at BUMED via their Specialty Leader (with Detailer concurrence) by 11 MAY. Here is the information:
SG Announcement for NCC Transitional Year Internship Program Director Search
ACGME Transitional Year Internship PD qualification requirements
Navy Asks Congress for More Authority to Sidestep ‘Up-or-Out’ Personnel System
This article is an interesting read about continued efforts to revise the Navy personnel system:
Navy Asks Congress for More Authority to Sidestep ‘Up-or-Out’ Personnel System
CNO/VCNO’s Updated Leadership Guidance
There have been a few recent updates from the most senior leaders of the Navy:
- Here’s an article about the CNO’s new leadership training – CNO’s New Navy Leadership Training Emphasizes Character, Ethics
- Here’s the new Navy Leader Development Framework.
- Here’s an article from the Vice CNO about raising our leadership standards – Raising Our Standards
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