{"id":38002,"date":"2023-01-12T19:51:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T19:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/01\/12\/mcpon-high-year-tenure-pause-cant-block-younger-sailors-advancement\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:11:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:11:03","slug":"mcpon-high-year-tenure-pause-cant-block-younger-sailors-advancement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/surface-navy-association\/2023\/01\/12\/mcpon-high-year-tenure-pause-cant-block-younger-sailors-advancement\/","title":{"rendered":"MCPON: High-year tenure pause can\u2019t block younger sailors\u2019 advancement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ARLINGTON, Va. \u2014 Suspending enlisted high-year tenure<\/a> for two years aims to keep experience in the fleet \u2014 but the service must simultaneously find ways to prevent it from obstructing younger people from advancing, according to the Navy\u2019s top enlisted sailor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The previous high-year tenure policy required active duty sailors to move into the Fleet Reserve if they didn\u2019t advance within certain benchmarks. But the new High-Year Tenure Plus pilot program prevents commands from separating or involuntarily transferring active component sailors to the Fleet Reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This allows sailors who have surpassed their high-year tenure threshold to apply for new jobs or extend and complete another full-length tour. It is expected to impact at least 1,600 sailors and improve retention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt came around as a necessity to retain as much of our talent as we can, to keep our combat teams as strong as possible,\u201d Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea said Wednesday at the annual Surface Navy Association conference. \u201cWe always want to keep the higher tenure gates as open as long as we can so that we maintain a healthy organization that gives everybody a good, healthy career.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t