Navy detailers brief sailors on career options

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Navy detailers brief sailors on career options
By Lisa M. Novak, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Saturday, February 21, 2009

NAPLES, Italy — In this era of financial downturns and increasing unemployment rates, military careers may look brighter by the day.

But the military is also affected by civilian economic forces, and reaching that 20-year mark isn’t as easy as it used to be.

A team of Navy detailers from Millington, Tenn., traveled to Europe this week, and will be in Africa next week, to provide information on the latest force-shaping initiatives.

Naples was the first stop for the Navy Personnel Command’s career management symposium, designed to brief Navy servicemembers — enlisted and officers of all ranks — on retention issues in what has increasingly become a highly competitive work environment.

Despite overmanned career fields, shrinking bonuses, and stringent enlistment and re-enlistment requirements, retention is at an all-time high.


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