WWR: Date of Advancement Results, Next CNO and SECNAV’s Personnel New Initiatives
Channel: U.S. Navy
Date: 2015-05-17

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From this edition of the @USNPeople Weekly Wire: 

1.) SECNAV Signals Sweeping Changes To Promotion, GMT & PFA
[http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2015/05/13/navy-secretary-ray-mabus-naval-academy-changes/27234685/]
NAVY TIMES, Meghann Myers 
"Command triads will determine if and when training is needed," Mabus said. "And to make relevant training more accessible and efficient, I've asked the chief of naval personnel and the Office of Naval Research to develop mobile applications for fleet release in fiscal year 2016." That doesn't include legally mandated training, like sexual assault prevention, that commands do in-person, but it does get rid of the check-the-block online modules sailors detest. 

2.) Nomination for Next Chief of Naval Operations Announced
[http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=87094] 
Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs, Chief Mass Communication Specialist Julianne Metzger 
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced today during a Pentagon press briefing that he has recommended Adm. John M. Richardson as the next Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). A career submarine officer, Richardson is currently director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. If confirmed, Richardson will replace Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert who has been CNO since September 2011. Greenert will retire this fall after 40 years of naval service. 

3.) A Focus on Dignity and Respect
[http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2015/05/14/a-focus-on-dignity-and-respect/]
Director, 21st Century Sailor Office, Rear Adm. Rick Snyder 
Many of the elements of the plan are familiar; the spectrum of harm that describes the range of destructive behaviors, commitment from leaders to create the conditions that support equality, dignity and respect, and the bedrock principles of prevention, response, and appropriate accountability. The plan also incorporates new information we've gained, highlighting the need to better understand the aspects of male victims of sexual assaults and the need to better understand and respond to the negative experiences of those who report a sexual assault. 

4.) How Did The Navy's Greats Become Great? The Power of Career Intermissions
WAR ON THE ROCKS, B.J. Armstrong 
[http://warontherocks.com/2015/05/how-did-the-navys-greats-become-great-the-power-of-career-intermissions/]
Aside from the obvious benefit to service members looking to expand their horizons, career intermissions have the potential to improve the ability of our armed forces to effectively complete their missions. Though commonly cast as a modern creation, the Career Intermission Program actually has a historical foundation going all the way back to the earliest decades of the U.S. Navy. The use of career intermissions in the past has played a vital role in the professional development of many accomplished leaders including renowned naval figures like David Farragut, William Sims, and Chester Nimitz

Video produced by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elliott Fabrizio.