WWR: EVAL Update, Hazing Video Contest and Look Ahead at SECNAV Announcement
Channel: U.S. Navy
Date: 2015-05-10

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From this edition of the @USNPeople Weekly Wire: 

1.) More SRBs, Starting Now Navy on track to increase incentives for fiscal 2016 
NAVY TIMES, Mark D. Faram 
The Navy pays bonuses out at five monetary maximum levels; the level depends on the Navy’s need for a given skill. Those max payouts are $30,000, $45,000, $60,000, $75,000 and $100,000. Eligible sailors might want to think fast and make the move to stay in and get the bucks sooner rather than later, as officials plan to start updating the system more frequently. Also, plans are on the table to overhaul the system further, the chief of naval personnel recently said. 

2.) 3 Things Sailors Should Know About Updated Evaluation System Instruction [http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=86976] 
The update adds total force language throughout with the most significant change requiring concurrent reports for Reservists performing active duty. This aligns with reports on active duty personnel on temporary duty or additional duty billets (ADDU) to another command. 

3.) 7 Things to Know About Aviation Department Head Retention Bonus (ADHRB 
[http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=86963] 
ADHRB provides incentives to retain skilled pilots and naval flight officers (NFO) to fill critical aviation billets and is part of the Aviation Career Continuation Pay (ACCP) program. Active duty aviators who accept ADHRB are eligible for the Career Intermission Pilot Program (CIPP). Officers interested in both ACCP and CIPP should contact the ACCP program manager and their detailer for more details. 

4.) MMOWGLI Suggestions Arrive Ashore from Fleet Officers and CPOs/ 
[http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=86927] 
NAVY.MIL, Naval Service Training Command, Great Lakes, Public Affairs 
"Many players believe that we should be training our future leaders with more of a focus on leadership and management and less on technical information. A player named 'Jaffa' summed it up by saying, 'the technical skill most needed by JOs is how to lead. They will get the PQS of whatever when they hit the Fleet,'" said Keppen

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