Navy Electronics Technician 2nd Class Manuel Bolanos, a native of McAllen, Texas, assigned to the Navy’s esports team, Goats & Glory, plays a friendly Valorant skirmish during the Valorant $5K Lan Tournament, part of a Navy Promotional Day (NPD) Philadelphia, May 14, 2022. US Navy Photo
Are you a sailor who wants to play video games from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.?
Good news, the Navy has a job for you. Read More
Tugboats guide USS Minnesota (SSN-783) to the pier as the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine returns to Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn., in 2021. US Navy Photo
This story has been updated to reflect a clarification in the officers eligible for the bonus.
A new Navy program will offer $20,000 per year to members of the submarine community in a bid to increase retention. Read More
Sailors standby for color detail on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) as the ship pulls into Marseille, France for a scheduled port visit, June 18, 2022. US Navy Photo
The Navy is canceling early separation programs and encouraging delayed separation as it aims to retain more sailors, especially in sea billets. Read More
Sailors assigned to USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) prepare to re-attach the starboard anchor chain following the completion of preventive maintenance on March 30, 2022. US Navy Photo
The Navy’s latest budget proposal will cut more than a thousand sailors from the sea service, a reflection of a difficult recruiting environment that defense officials predict will only get worse. Read More
Sailors assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia participate in the Navywide E-7 advancement exam held at Navy Operational Support Center in New Castle, Del., on Jan. 19. US Navy Photo
The Navy is offering recruitment bonuses of up to $50,000 as a new incentive, the sea service announced Friday. Read More
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Aaron J. Seeley, a native of Corner, Alabama, graduates Marine Corps recruit training as the honor graduate for Platoon 2082, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo
The Marine Corps will undertake a multi-year shift from its signature high turnover and young force approach to new ways to recruit more seasoned talent and retain Marines. Read More
The following is Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro’s strategic guidance to the Department of the Navy. Read More
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro discusses his strategic guidelines with Naval Academy midshipmen during a Forrestal Lecture on Oct. 5. USNI News Photo
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Navy’s approach to China is to deter, not to fight a war, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro told Naval Academy midshipmen on Tuesday night. Read More
THE PENTAGON — The Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force all hit their Fiscal Year 2018 recruiting targets, but the Army missed its goal by more than a regiment’s worth of troops – 6,528 active duty soldiers– according to a recently released Department of Defense report. With a shortfall looming, at least one Army recruiter took to the Navy-themed Reddit page, r/navy, in an apparent attempt to woo Navy personnel. Read More
Screengrab from Navy’s “Global Force Good” campaign.
The Navy has long recognized the effectiveness of powerful visual images for attracting new recruits. Men who had not been drafted were often enticed to enlist by the striking images found on ubiquitous posters as well as by the smartly uniformed personnel manning the recruiting booths. Read More
