{"id":37996,"date":"2023-01-13T21:40:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T21:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/01\/13\/navy-testing-alternative-crewing-model-amid-shortages-says-swo-boss\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:11:40","slug":"navy-testing-alternative-crewing-model-amid-shortages-says-swo-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/surface-navy-association\/2023\/01\/13\/navy-testing-alternative-crewing-model-amid-shortages-says-swo-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy testing alternative crewing model amid shortages, says SWO boss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy is testing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/09\/14\/mcpon-no-quick-solution-to-navys-manning-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\">alternative crewing model<\/a> that could apply to the entire fleet to improve manning shortages, but the service needs to somehow bolster recruiting efforts to remedy deficits, according to the commander of Naval Surface Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/01\/12\/swo-boss-many-challenges-remain-in-fixing-surface-fleets-manning-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\">9,000 operational sea-duty gaps<\/a>, with the highest gaps appearing in the most sea-intensive ratings, the service told Navy Times in November. These numbers fluctuate on any given day due to permanent changes in station, ship decommissionings and the movement of ships into maintenance phases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener said the Navy is experimenting with a new pilot program aimed at eliminating the number of temporary additional duty, or TEMADD, sailors that are taken from their primary duty stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are piloting an alternative manning model onboard destroyers in the Nimitz Strike Group to decrease the amount of TEMADD sailors,\u201d Kitchener said Jan. 10 at the annual Surface Navy Association conference. \u201cReducing this number provides an immense benefit for the ships in the maintenance phase by keeping those teams together to complete the difficult shipyard work on time, while simultaneously allowing those sailors to attend critical schools and increase their personal readiness. As a learning organization, if this pilot proves its merit, we will expand it fleetwide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, Kitchener said the Surface Manning Experience program, or SURFMEX, is expanding as it strives to place sailors in the right jobs at the right times. The effort, which kicked off in 2021, initially examined ratings including sonar technician, AEGIS fire controlman, gas turbine systems technician, engineman and quartermaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSURFMEX analysis is defining breadth and depth of skill sets required on all our ships, set against two readiness thresholds \u2014 one for maintenance and basic phases, and one for deployment,\u201d Kitchener said. \u201cWe\u2019ve gone through the first seven surface ratings, and we\u2019re well on our way to reporting on the next seven.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even so, Kitchener said the Navy needs to bulk up its force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe reality is we need to buy more people,\u201d Kitchener said. \u201cAnd I think right now we\u2019re committed to buying more people; we\u2019re just having a hard time recruiting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy met its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/09\/30\/navy-hits-its-active-duty-enlisted-recruitment-goals-but-not-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\">active duty enlisted recruitment goals<\/a> for fiscal 2022, but fell short among active duty and reserve officers, as well as reserve enlisted personnel. The service is also prepared for an even more challenging year in recruiting; it drained its Delayed Entry Program pool to the lowest the service has experienced in 40 years to meet its active duty enlisted recruitment benchmarks for FY22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy is offering multiple enlistment and retention bonuses to recruit and keep sailors. For example, future sailors or veterans who re-up right now can combine the maximum enlistment bonus with a maximum student loan repayment to cap out at $115,000 \u2014 if they ship out before March. The Navy first introduced the policy last year and kept it for FY23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other efforts specifically aimed at improving gaps at sea include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/12\/09\/navy-unveils-new-enlisted-career-policy-designed-to-encourage-sailors-to-remain-at-sea\/#:~:text=Your%20Navy-,Navy%20unveils%20new%20enlisted%20career%20policy%20designed,sailors%20to%20remain%20at%20sea&#038;text=Some%20enlisted%20sailors%20could%20earn,ushering%20in%20early%20next%20year.\" target=\"_blank\">Detailing Marketplace Assignment Policy<\/a> that launched last year, which offers sailors in sea-intensive ratings at E-4 and below who complete a four-year apprentice sea tour up to $800 a month and other benefits if they agree to another three-year journeyman sea tour as an E-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first phase of the policy applied to the following ratings: aviation boatswain\u2019s mate (fuel); aviation boatswain\u2019s mate (aircraft handling); gas turbine system technicians (mechanical); and culinary specialist. 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