Navy Joe Update

It has been a little bit since my last post on this site.  Work tempo and family life have been as hectic as ever.

I pay for the site out of pocket and do all the writing with a few posts by my wife.   I do this on top of my military responsibilities as an LPO.  I've given a lot of thought to letting others post on the site but have no method of compensation for writers.

If you are interested in helping out writing for this site send me an email nickitnite@gmail.com for more info and we could talk some small compensation.

Haze Gray and Underway: 5 Items to Make an Underway Better.

When you get underway you have no control over how long it is.  Here is a list of 10 items that are essential to every underway.

Quick Guide to Find any PQS....

I have help a lot of people come to me unable to find a PQS’s.  It is super simple yet few know where to look.  Here are a few simple steps to find ANY PQS you need without GOOGLE.

New Ribbon in Bootcamp for Being the Best!

That is right now when you go through boot camp if you are in the top 3% you can get a ribbon for “Honor Graduate”…..

NEW PRT Standards but not till After the 2nd 2015 Cycle.....

The NAVADMIN Dropped today and it outlines the rules for the NEW PRT standards.... So what are the takeaways from the message?

100+ Places That Give a Military Discounts

Here is a list of 100+ places that give a military discount.  Some are based on location and may vary from store to store it is always good practice to ask. 

Quotas for Chief are out!!!

Overall numbers are down from 24.09% to 23.64%.  Ratings like PR and MM are down a few pts but  most hard hit was CTN and CTI GRP4 dropping 30 pts.. Other rating saw 10+ point increases giving some 1st some much needed hope.  To see all the quotas Click here.

No more CAP now it’s MAP

The Navy has replaced the Command Advancement Program or CAP with the Meritorious Advancement Program or MAP.  Why did CAP get replaced with MAP and what changed other than the name and will it affect you?   

 

You May Want to Rethink Your Facebook Habbits.

NAVADMIN 129/15 released in May gives a guideline for “Standards of Conduct” on social media.  It applies to all DOD personnel contractor and Civilian and could affect how you treat social media.  As always I would suggest reading the full message but if you are lazy here is the abridged version.

Say goodbye to DON Requiered NKO GMT's......

I’ve been checking NKO and FLTMPS for the last couple days to see if GMT requirements would actually change like the SECNAV said.  Finally today they updated to the NEW required GMT list.  So what all training was removed from requirement by the navy?