‘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.
Navy Surgeon General’s Opening Remarks To Senate Appropriations Committee – Defense
The SG spoke to the Senate Appropriations Committee today. You can see his opening remarks here:
http://navymedicine.navylive.dodlive.mil/archives/12444
His full written comments can be seen here:
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.
Push to Increase Navy Retention
There’s a big push to grow the Navy. This is one of the reasons you can no longer get out early.
Another way to grow the Navy is to increase retention, and the Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) has directed people to do just that…increase retention. The focus is on command sponsorship, command indoctrination, career development boards, mentorship, ombudsman programs, and Sailor performance recognition.
You can read about these efforts here:
CNP Issues Call to Action to Increase Navy Retention
NAVADMIN 095/18 – BRILLIANT ON THE BASICS
Sailor to Sailor Newsletter Apr 18 Issue
New USU School of Medicine On-Line Faculty Appointment System
The Uniformed Services University School of Medicine has a new on-line faculty appointment system. You can read about it in this newsletter:
Faculty Development Newsletter Apr 2018
You can see an on-line tutorial about how to use it here:
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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