WWR: Preventing Identity Theft, Grad & Doctorate Degrees, Meritorious Advancement and More
Channel: U.S. Navy
Date: 2015-06-14

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From this edition of the @USNPeople Weekly Wire: 

1.) Preventing Identity Theft - 5 Things you need to know
[http://www.navy.mil/AH_online/ftrStory.asp?issue=3&id=87596]
ALL HANDS, Defense Media Activity 
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2.) Moran: Navy Must Revisit 'Up Or Out' System, Bonuses
[http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/careers/navy/2015/06/09/navy-personnel-moran-recruiting-retention-bonuses/28735317/]
NAVY TIMES, Meghann Myers 
"Money is the principle tool we have for retention, and it's out of balance with the non-monetary options we have," Moran said. For many sailors, incentives that would benefit their careers or personal lives, like plum assignments or favored bases, could be as important, or more so, than money. 

3.) More Graduate School Openings
NAVY TIMES, Mark D. Faram 
Graduate education is becoming more than just a nice to have for military and civilian resumes. The Navy plans to offer more opportunities for top officers – and some enlisted – to study full-time or part-time for an advanced degree. “We are missing far too many opportunities to develop battle-proven warriors into strategic thinkers,” Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said during a May 13 address at the Naval Academy in which he outlined a range of new initiatives. 

4.) Transition Assistance – Resources that Unlock the Future
[http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2015/06/05/transition-assistance-resources-that-unlock-the-future/]
NAVYLIVE, 21st Century Sailor Office 
The classroom portion of TAP was renamed Transition GPS (Goals, Plans, Success) and provides a more robust curriculum for personal budget preparation, job finding and interviewing skills, military to civilian transition and VA benefits.

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