Landing the Federal Job
This blog post was written by Mr. Tim McGough, a federal employee on the staff of Commander, Navy Installations Command who transitioned to federal service after retiring from the Marine Corps as a...
View ArticleYour Resume
This blog post was written by Mr. Tim McGough, a federal employee on the staff of Commander, Navy Installations Command who transitioned to federal service after retiring from the Marine Corps as a...
View ArticleFFSC job fairs, getting you ready for your future job
This blog post was written by Mr. Tim McGough, a federal employee on the staff of Commander, Navy Installations Command who transitioned to federal service after retiring from the Marine Corps as a...
View ArticleTransition Assistance Programs for ERB-Affected Sailors
During Phase I of the Enlisted Retention Board, the Navy reviewed the records of more than 6,200 E-4 and E-5 Sailors from 31 overmanned ratings to identify the best-qualified Sailors to receive the...
View ArticleShipmates to Workmates: Taking Your Talent to Federal Jobs
The following blog post was written by Rear Adm. Clarke Orzalli, vice commander Naval Sea Systems Command. The Shipmates-to-Workmates program — managed jointly by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval...
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Taking Care of Our Shipmates
On Jan. 17 Naval Station Norfolk hosted a Naval Sea Systems Command sponsored “Shipmates to Workmates” forum to assist Sailors who are transitioning from military to civilian careers. Programs and...
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Navy Offers Early Retirement Program
The Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert announced plans Jan. 19 to offer voluntary early retirement to certain Sailors separating due to the Enlisted Retention Board (ERB), during an all...
View ArticleEnlisted Retention Board Process Explained
The following is a message from Chief of Naval Personnel and Navy Total Force Command Fleet Master Chief Scott Benning on the enlisted retention board process. Over the past few years, we have had to...
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Military Apprenticeship Program
What takes 8,000 hours but no extra time, helps advance a military or civilian career, and is completely free? For one Sailor, it’s a United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP)...
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#TweetAbout: 21st Century Sailor
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs led a “Tweet About” with Navy’s roughly 60,000 Twitter followers on June 7 to discuss personnel policy issues and the 21st Century...
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Transition-GPS Guides Sailors in the Right Direction
By Tim McGough Commander, Navy Installations Command Fleet and Family Readiness Programs Communications Liaison The GPS portion of Transition-GPS may remind us of the Global Positioning System, but it...
View ArticleWorking Together to Help Veterans
The following letter to the editor by Rear Adm. Dixon R. Smith, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, was published March 27 in the Virginian Pilot about a March 23 article that discussed veterans and...
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Transition Assistance – Resources that Unlock the Future
From 21st Century Sailor Office Navy’s Transition Assistance Program (TAP) has been completely redesigned and will help Sailors who are retiring or separating, by giving them the skills, resources,...
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