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One sailor died and two others were injured Wednesday night when a Navy E-2D Hawkeye aircraft crashed off the coast of Virginia. The Navy didn’t identify the Hawkeye’s unit, but said in a statement that it was assigned to an “East Coast Airborne Command and Control Squadron” and crashed near Wallops Island and Chincoteague, Virginia, northeast of Norfolk.

Bill Mulcrevy’s search had come to an end. Gregory Williams, the Navy Corpsman who had saved his and so many other Marines’ lives in Vietnam

Marine Corps Veteran Bill Mulcrevy faced a long recovery from his injuries in Vietnam. After Navy Corpsman Gregory Williams loaded him onto the MEDEVAC that day in 1966, Mulcrevy was transferred to various hospitals throughout Vietnam before eventually completing physical therapy in San Francisco 18 months later.

Bill Mulcrevy had just dug in. He and 23 others from Mike Co., 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (3/5) – including close friends Jim Johnson and Navy Corpsman Gregory Williams – were the first wave...

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas is barring the Navy from taking action for now against sailors who have objected to being vaccinated against COVID-19 on religious grounds. U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor had in January issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Navy from disciplining or discharging 35 sailors who sued over the Navy's vaccine policy while their case played out. On Monday, O'Connor agreed the case could go forward as a class action lawsuit and issued a preliminary injunction covering the approximately 4,000 sailors who have objected on religious grounds to being vaccinated.

The military failed to keep up with the mushrooming number of measures that Congress has required the armed services to implement to address sexual assault, a government watchdog revealed. As of October 2021, the Defense Department had not fully implemented 18% of the nearly 200 unique requirements imposed in legislation since 2004, the Government Accountability Office found in a report published this week.

THE PENTAGON – The nine Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships currently in Navy service – the youngest of which commissioned in 2020 – have been marked for disposal as part of the Department of Defense’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal, USNI News has learned. The ships – USS Fort Worth (LCS-3), USS Milwaukee (LCS-5), USS Detroit (LCS-7), USS Little Rock (LCS-9), USS Sioux City (LCS-11), USS Wichita (LCS-13), USS Billings (LCS-15) and USS St. Louis (LCS-19) – are part of the 24 ships the service has chosen to decommission in FY 2023 for an estimated $3.6 billion in savings.

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On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court froze an injunction that would have required the Navy to deploy SEALs who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The decision suggests that SCOTUS has little patience for lower courts’ efforts to seize authority from the armed forces by inserting themselves into the chain of command. One such recent ruling barred the Navy from reassigning the commanding officer of a guided-missile destroyer, an anti-vaxxer who repeatedly defied lawful orders and recklessly exposed dozens to the virus. High-ranking military officials testified that decisions like these undermined military readiness and threatened national security.

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The recipients of the 2021 Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards for Leadership and Production Excellence are: a. MC of the Year: MC1 Gabriel Kotico, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) b. MC of the Year (Reserve): MC1 Aaron Chase, NR Navy Public Affairs Support Element West c. Junior MC of the Year: MC2 Ryan Breeden, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West d. Junior MC of the Year (Reserve): MCSN Christopher Thomas, NR Navy Public Affairs Support Element e. Navy Videographer of the Year: MC2 Jonathan Clay, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production f. Navy Civilian Videographer of the Year: Taylor Curry, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka g. Navy Writer of the Year: MC2 Cameron Edy, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) h. Navy Civilian Writer of the Year: Leslie Hull-Ryde, Military Sealift Command i. Navy Graphic Designer of the Year: MC2 Isabel Wences, NATO Allied Command Transformation j. Navy Civilian Graphic Designer of the Year: Taylor Curry, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka k. Navy Photographer of the Year: MC1 Chris Williamson, NTAG Mid-America l. Navy Civilian Photographer of the Year: Taylor Curry, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka m. Navy Communicator of the Year: MC2 Keith Wilson, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 2. The recipients of the 2021 Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards in the unit categories are: a. U001: Print or Digital Publication 1st: The Navy Reservist, Commander, Navy Reserve Forces 2nd: Approach Magazine, Naval Safety Center 3rd: Ho'okele, Navy Region Hawaii b. U002: Online Publication 1st: Navigation NOFFS, Naval Service Training Command 2nd: The Merlion Star, Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific c. U003: Web-based Informational Campaign 1st: COVID-19 Information Graphic Campaign, Defense Media Activity Operations Rota 2nd: SWCC Outreach Campaign, Naval Special Warfare Command d. U004: Audio Short-form Production 1st: Bahrain Beat October 21, 2021, Defense Media Activity Operations Bahrain 2nd: NAS Sigonella NMCRS Supports OAR, Defense Media Activity Operations Sigonella e. U005 Audio Long-Form Production 1st: NSWC Crane Four Score - Part 1, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division 2nd: Teaser for Tangents-RADM Huan Hguyen, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport 3rd: Morning Joe with the CO, Defense Media Activity Operations Rota f. U006: Video Short-form Production 1st: NSI 2021, Naval Service Training Command 2nd: Navy MilTax from Military OneSource, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 3rd: Domestic Violence Awareness, Defense Media Activity Operations Rota g. U007: Video Long-form Production 1st: USS Arizona Relics, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 2nd: Warrior Toughness Around the Fleet, Chief of Naval Personnel 3rd: Immediate Jaw Reconstruction, Naval Medical Center San Diego 3. The recipients of the 2021 Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards individual categories are: a. I002: Audio - Information Story 1st: MC2 Eric Zeak, Defense Media Activity Operations Sigonella 2nd: MC3 Lindsay Lair, Defense Media Activity Operations Bahrain 3rd: MC3 Conner Blake, Defense Media Activity Operations Rota b. I003: Audio - Spot 1st: MC3 Jacob Vernier, Defense Media Activity Operations Souda Bay 2nd: MC2 Analiss Candelaria, Defense Media Activity Operations Guantanamo 3rd: MC2 Anthony Collier, Defense Media Activity Operations Sigonella c. I004: Audio - Series 1st: MC1 Jordan KirkJohnson, Defense Media Activity Operations Sigonella d. I005: Graphic Design - Layout & Design 1st: MC2 Benjamin Davella, USS Wasp (LHD 1) 2nd: MC1 Michael Lee, USS Tripoli (LHD 7) 3rd: MCSA Joshua Sapien, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) e. I006: Graphic Design - Digital Art 1st: Taylor Curry, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka 2nd: MC1 Chris Williamson, Navy Talent Acquisition Group - Mid-America 3rd: MCC Diana Quinlan, Navy Talent Acquisition Group - Philadelphia f. I007: Graphic Design - Identity Design 1st: MC2 Benjamin Davella, USS Wasp (LHD 1) 2nd: MC2 Aaron Smith, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) 3rd: Douglas Bedford, Navy Personnel Command g. I008: Graphic Design - Animation 1st: MC3 Diedre Marsac, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 2nd: Todd Dorsey, Visual Information Directorate - NMLPDC 3rd: David Todd, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command h. I009: Photo - Feature 1st: MC2 Grant Grady, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 2nd: MC2 Jackson Adkins, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) 3rd: MC3 Jesse Schwab, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) i. I010: Photo - News 1st: MC1 Kegan Kay, Naval Air Station Sigonella 2nd: MC1 Madellin Hamm, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic 3rd: MC1 Eric Coffer, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Det. Europe j. I011: Photo - Operational Photo Series 1st: MC1 Daniel Young, Defense Media Activity Operations Sigonella 2nd: MC2 Cody Hendrix, Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron 3rd: MC1 Eric Coffer, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Det. Europe k. I012: Photo - Training Photo Series 1st: MC2 Nick Bauer, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West 2nd: MC1 Fred Gray IV, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Det. Europe 3rd: MC1 Anna VanNuys, Office of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy l. I013: Photo - Photojournalism 1st: MC1 Chris Williamson, Navy Talent Acquisition Group - Mid-America 2nd: MC3 Molly Crawford, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West Det. Hawaii 3rd: MCC Holly Herline, Navy Region Hawaii m. I014: Photo - Series 1st: MC1 Rawad Madanat, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West 2nd: MC1 Spencer Fling, U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command 3rd: MC3 Drace Wilson, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West n. I015: Photo - Portrait 1st: MCSN Sawyer Connally, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East 2nd: MC1 Camillo Fernan, U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command 3rd: MC2 Keith Wilson, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production o. I016: Video - Feature 1st: MC1 Somers Steelman, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) 2nd: MC1 Terence Guerrero, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 3rd: MC2 Hayden Smith, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) p. I017: Video - Information Story 1st: MC1 Sean Castellano, Chief of Naval Operations 2nd: MC2 Jonathan Clay, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 3rd: MC2 Kashif Bashiat, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production q. I018: Video - Multimedia Product 1st: MCSN Kelly Meyer, Defense Media Activity Operations Okinawa 2nd: MC2 Daniel Charest, Defense Media Activity Operations Naples 3rd: MC2 Jacob Milham, Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic r. I019: Video - Operational Videography 1st: MC2 Jonathan Clay, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 2nd: MC2 Omar Rubi, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West 3rd: MC1 Robert Blaylock, Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron s. I020: Video - Training Video 1st: Thomas Webster, Visual Information Directorate - NMLPDC 2nd: MC1 Arthurgwain Marquez, Commander, Navy Reserve Forces 3rd: MC2 Greg Hall, Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet t. I021: Video - Video Series 1st: Taylor Curry, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka 2nd: Thomas Webster, Visual Information Directorate - NMLPDC 3rd: MC2 Asheka Lawrence, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) u. I022: Video - Social Media 1st: MC3 Ace Foster, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) 2nd: MC3 Aaron Lau, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Det. Southeast 3rd: MC1 Arthurgwain Marquez, Commander, Navy Reserve Forces v. I023: Video - Spot 1st: MC2 Jonathan Clay, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 2nd: Taylor Curry, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka 3rd: MC3 Noel Heeter, Defense Media Activity Operations Diego Garcia w. I025: Writing - Blog Post 1st: MC1 Jennifer Lebron, Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 2nd: MC3 Dartanon Delagarza, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 3rd: Susan Martin, U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command x. I026: Writing - Feature 1st: MC2 Cody Anderson, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command 2nd: Patrick Ciccarone, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka 3rd: MC2 Cameron Edy, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) y. I027: Writing - Information Story 1st: MC1 Mark Faram, Chief of Naval Personnel 2nd: MC2 Samantha Jetzer, Pacific Missile Range Facility 3rd: MC2 Alex Smedegard, Naval Special Warfare Group ONE z. I028: Writing - Series 1st: MC1 Sean LaMarr, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West Det. Northwest 2nd: Courtney Pollock, Naval Station Rota 3rd: MC2 Dewaylon Wilson, U.S. Recruit Training Command 4. The "Best in Show" Award is given to the top entry from amount the unit/team and individual winner. The 2021 Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards "Best in Show" Navy Media Excellence Award is awarded to Defense Media Activity - Navy Production 5. The recipients of the 2021 Thompson-Ravitz Individual awards are: a. Junior Public Affairs Officer of the Year: LTJG Molly Fresher, Naval Special Warfare Command b. Junior Reserve Public Affairs Officer of the Year: LT Robert Mook, Commander Tenth Fleet c. Civilian Public Affairs Specialist of the Year: Ms. Emiley Murphy, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka d. Unit Public Affairs Representative of the Year: LTJG Drew Hendrick USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) 6. The recipients of 2021 Thompson-Ravitz Unit Awards are: a. COVID Communication, Shore Large: Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, "Vaccination Rollout Strategy" Honorable Mention: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, "Addressing the COVID-129 Pandemic" b. COVID Communication, Afloat Large: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), "76 Reasons to Get the Shot" Honorable Mention: Naval Special Warfare Group One, "Leaders Guide to Talking About the Vaccine" c. Communication Innovation, Naval Air Facility El Centro, "Festival of Flight 'On Air' Show" d. Community Outreach, Shore Large: Naval Surface Training Command, "Hometown Heroes Program" e. Special Events and Projects, Shore Large: Chief of Naval Operations, "International Sea Power Symposium" Honorable Mention: United States Naval Academy, "Fox NFL Sunday" f. Special Events and Projects, Shore Small: No Winner Selected g. Special Events and Projects, Afloat Large: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), "First Female Carrier CO Change of Command" h. Special Events and Projects, Afloat Small: Explosive Ordnance Groups One and Two, "Navy EOD 80th Anniversary" i. Internal Communication, Shore Large: Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, "One Navy Medicine" j. Public Information, Shore Large: Navy Personnel Command/Chief of Naval Personnel, "MyNavyHR Career Development Symposium" k. Crisis Communication and Emergent Issues, Shore Large: Chief of Naval Personnel, "Task Force One Navy" 7. The "Best in Show" Award is given to the top entry from among the unit winners. The 2021 Thompson-Ravitz "Best in Show" is awarded to USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), "76 Reasons to Get the Shot" 8. The Thompson-Ravitz Awards for Excellence in Navy Public Affairs (PA) recognize the most exceptional performances by individuals and units in PA throughout the Navy. The awards bear the names of Rear Admiral William Thompson, the first designated Public Affairs Officer (PAO) selected for flag rank and the first PAO to be the Chief of Information (CHINFO), and Rear Admiral Robert Ravitz, a former director of the Naval Reserve PA program and Special Assistant to the CHINFO. 9. The Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards recognize U.S. Navy Active Duty, Reserve and Civilian communication professionals assigned to Navy units for Excellence in writing, photography, graphic arts, and audio and video products. The awards are named for Senior Chief Journalist Russell Egnor, who served more than 34 years of active and Reserve naval service, as well as more than three decades of civilian service at several commands in the National Capital Region. 10. Letters/plaques/awards for the winners are forthcoming. 11. Congratulations to all commands and individuals who participated in these awards programs. Your hard work and superb efforts have made your public affairs programs outstanding examples to emulate. Press Forward! 12. Released by RDML C. W. Brown, Chief of Information.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy wants to buy one last San Antonio-class amphibious ship and then end the production line, the service announced in its fiscal 2023 budget request. The LPD-17 class got off to a rough start in its construction, but transformed into a model acquisition program and a workhorse of the fleet. These ships, built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi, haul Marines and their gear as part of amphibious ready group/Marine expeditionary unit (ARG/MEU) formations.

QUANTICO, Va. - The U.S. Naval Community College extended the deadline for applications to the associate of arts in Military Studies and the associate of science in Nuclear Engineering Technology programs to Apr. 17, 2022. This gives more opportunity for active duty enlisted Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen and Coast Guard Reservists to apply to one of these two degree programs. “We want to ensure the maximum opportunity for application into these programs while still having the time to review applicants for eligibility into the program, receiving command approval, and enrolling into the partner institution,” said USNCC’s director of enrollment Alphonso Garrett. “Through ongoing discussions with our partner institutions, we have developed a process to shorten that timeline to enrollment, which means there is more opportunity for Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen to apply for one of these two programs.” Those that applied to either degree program by the original deadline of Mar. 27, 2022, will have their applications reviewed and a decision made by Apr. 17. Those that apply between Mar. 27 and Apr. 17 will have their applications reviewed and a decision made in May. “We anticipate that some applicants may not be able to commit to enrolling in June due to operational tempo and life commitments,” said Garrett. “We still want to provide the opportunity to service members that may be ready to start their journey of lifelong learning.” This means that the decision-making process would be a rolling process until all of the available seats are filled with eligible and approved candidates. “The last thing we want is to have an opportunity for a deserving service member seeking a naval relevant education to go unfulfilled,” said Sgt. Maj. Mike Hensley, USNCC’s command senior enlisted leader. “These educational opportunities support the warfighting capability and operational readiness our naval forces need to maintain a competitive edge over our potential adversaries.” Active duty enlisted Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen and Coast Guard Reservists can fill out an application for the Military Studies and Nuclear Engineering Technology associate degree programs on the USNCC website, www.usncc.edu. The first courses will start in June 2022. The United States Naval Community College is the official community college for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. To get more information about the USNCC, go to www.usncc.edu. Click on the student interest form link to learn how to be a part of the USNCC Pilot II program.

WASHINGTON — About 240 sailors and six Navy EA-18G Growlers will arrive in Germany on Monday as Russia’s war in nearby Ukraine drags on, chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. The troops and electronic attack aircraft will deploy from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., to Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, Kirby said. “This is in order to bolster readiness, enhance NATO’s collective defense posture and further increase air integration capabilities with our allied and partner nations,” he said Monday.

The Navy can now reassign 36 members of the Special Warfare community who are unvaccinated against COVID-19, the Supreme Court ruled Friday. The Supreme Court granted a partial stay of a preliminary injunction that prevented the Navy from dismissing or reassigning the SEALs and the other members of the Special Warfare community involved in the lawsuit. The Navy still cannot separate the SEALs, but it can assign them to non-deployable positions, which is what the sea service has done for other sailors who have exemptions for the vaccine.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted a request by President Joe Biden's administration to let the Navy decline to deploy SEALs and other special operations forces personnel who refused mandatory COVID-19 vaccination due to religious objections.

A Navy security officer in Virginia tried to help further the career of an undercover detective he thought was a prostitute, posting an ad that garnered over a dozen responses, prosecutors said this week in court. Lt. Cmdr. Charles M. Cranston Jr., of Chesapeake, Va., also told the vice detective that he had a studio and an OnlyFans page to help make money, authorities said at a hearing Tuesday in Henrico County Circuit Court, Norfolk’s WTKR News 3 reported.

On March 1, the US Navy said its newest carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, had completed its first planned incremental availability, a six-month modernization and maintenance process intended to give the carrier its final touches before its first deployment. Ford entered its PIA after completing full-ship shock trials last summer. Those trials involved detonating three 40,000-pound explosives in the water around Ford. They marked the first such tests the Navy has conducted on a carrier since 1987.

The Navy is clear to decommission five Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers following the passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 defense appropriations bill, USNI News understands. The overdue spending bill follows the FY 2022 defense policy bill and allows the Navy to decommission five of the seven cruisers originally requested as part of the White House’s budget request.

By gosh I think you're right but I'm just the messenger. The one's I posted on 3/22/22 are from MYNavyHR as well. There are usually 2 versions floating around where one includes the opportunity (opp) %. The copy you have has a date of 3/4/22 on it. When did you get it? There could have been an update since then. Thanks for pointing that out. I like to see the "behind the scenes" happenings.

March 20, 2022, marks the 19th anniversary of the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). This anniversary provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the sacrifices of those who served in a conflict that lasted nearly nine years and claimed the lives of nearly 4,500 service members and left over 31,000 wounded. If you served in OIF, and have a disability or illness as a result, you may be eligible for VA benefits and services.

Next week, SBE results for Cycle 254 (Active Duty and Full-Time Support) will be released. Check out the details below. March 30 2022 1100 EDT TRIAD March 31 2022 1100 EDT Public Release and profile sheet

TAR and SELRES E-8 and E-9 Quotas for Cycle 253: SELRES E-8 quotas SELRES E-9 quotas TAR (FTS) E-8 and E-9

The Navy separated 75 sailors last week, bringing the total number of separations over refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to 544. Of the separations, 519 were active-duty sailors who have served more than 180 days, 22 were sailors in their first 180 days and three are reservists, according to the Navy’s weekly COVID-19 update, which publishes Wednesdays. Of the branches, the Navy has the second-most separations behind the Marine Corps. As of March 16, 1,174 Marines were separated due to refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19, an increase of 136 since March 9.

ALNAVRESFOR 09/22 was released on February 22, 2022 and aims to support and retain the Reserve warfighter. The message grants current SELRES NAVET Sailors the opportunity to apply for reversion to their prior-service rating. In other words, Sailors who dropped out of compliance for their rating conversion may be able to revert to their prior rating. The intent behind this policy is to allow motivated Sailors to continue service in the Navy Reserve despite their inability to attend training or complete their aforementioned rating requirements. CNR needs our Reserve Sailors deployable and ready to fight. Reverting them into a rating that they have experience and proficiency with is an opportunity to retain talented deployable assets! For our Navy Reserve Activities, Readiness Units, and Operational Units, take the time with your CCCs to determine how many Sailors are past 18 months in their conversion program who have not completed rate conversion requirements or who have yet to pass the exam. If applicable, and interested, work with them revert to a rate where they can contribute to warfighting readiness and compete for advancement. This recent opportunity will not be available in perpetuity but does offer a reprieve from the challenges of the last 24 months that may have impacted our Sailors’ ability to be ready on day one. Background In April of 2021, Commander, Navy Reserve Force, Vice Admiral Mustin, established guidance prioritizing mobilization readiness as a basis for Warfighting Readiness. COMNAVRESFORNOTE 3060 provides a supplemental policy that consolidated the common showstoppers for mobilization, particularly during a mass (distributed) activation scenario. It charged Reserve Unit leadership with tracking and reporting short notice mobilization requirements such as current Service members’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI), family care plan, uniforms, and more. Many Sailors have tackled the requirements specified in COMNAVRESFORNOTE 3060 but are still not ready to mobilize. These are the Sailors who agreed to a rating conversion as part of their affiliation into the Reserves but have yet to make their new rate “permanent”. Enlisted Sailors affiliate with the Navy Reserve in one of three categories – fully trained, not previously trained, and partially trained. Fully trained Sailors are those who transition seamlessly into the drilling Reserve from active component to Selected Reserve (AC2SELRES), or are recruited in-rate with only a slight break in participation in the Navy. These Sailors arrive seamlessly on day one with the in-rate knowledge required to fight. Not previously trained Sailors enter the Navy through Recruit Training Command – “boot camp” - as New Accession Trainees (NAT). Their first several months in the Navy are spent in an initial active-duty training pipeline (i.e. boot camp, ‘A’ school, block learning, etc.) before reporting to their primary drill site for gain into the Selected Reserve (SELRES). These Sailors arrive with the training and in-rate knowledge to fight as an immediate asset to their mobilization unit. Partially trained Sailors are Navy Veterans (NAVET) and Other Service Veterans (OSVET) who wish to serve in a new capacity. Sailors who affiliate under the Prior Service Re-enlistment Eligibility – Reserve (PRISE-R) program, or who are approved for an AC2SELRES rating conversion, are considered partially trained. In January of this year, there were 801 partially trained Sailors in the Navy Reserve. These Sailors know the military, and are certainly enthusiastic warfighters, but lack the apprentice or journeyman level of expertise of their new rate. As part of their affiliation, these members sign an agreement to meet specific requirements for their new rating to become “permanent.” This may consist of block learning via ‘A’ or ‘C’ schools, but at a minimum, requires passing the Navy-wide Advancement Exam (NWAE). As an aside, most information warfare communities (IWC) also require an interim Top-Secret clearance in order to attend required training. Specific requirements for conversion to a new rating must be met within 18 months of gain to the SELRES. Partially trained Sailors are not considered deployable until these requirements are met and subsequently cannot mobilize. Additionally, E4-E6 Sailors under a conversion program cannot compete for advancement until they have made their rating permanent. Many partially trained Sailors fall out of program compliance by not meeting the deadline to make their rate permanent. Though extensions are possible through a waiver, they are not ideal for supporting warfighting readiness. Priority one on day one is warfighting readiness. COVID-19, travel restrictions, delays in application for clearance investigations, and training backlogs have all created challenges for Sailors to complete rate conversion requirements. Warfighting readiness starts with in-rate knowledge, and much like the items listed in COMNAVRESFORNOTE 3060, in-rate knowledge is in fact a showstopper to mobilize. We know CNR’s fighting instructions. We have our mobilization requirements. Successful conversion to a new rate supports both. If you are a partially trained Sailor, work with your CCC and your chain of command immediately to chart a path forward to mobilization readiness.