{"id":19239,"date":"2018-04-11T14:44:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T14:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/11\/navys-personnel-and-training-modernization-gaining-steam\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:58:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:58:58","slug":"navys-personnel-and-training-modernization-gaining-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/04\/11\/navys-personnel-and-training-modernization-gaining-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy\u2019s personnel and training modernization gaining steam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy officials are gaining steam in a multi-year effort to transform their personnel system and are setting in motion changes that could allow sailors begin to manage their careers on their phones within the year, among other improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe used the term \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/01\/24\/commentary-changes-ahead-for-navy-personnel-system-sailors-training-pipeline\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Sailor 2025<\/a>\u201d to challenge ourselves to think about what sailors ten years in the future would expect and need, and to deliver those cutting-edge systems and policies now,\u201d Vice Adm. Robert P. Burke, the Navy\u2019s chief of personnel wrote in a March 2018 blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But they\u2019re not waiting until 2025 to roll it all out. The entire effort includes nearly 45 separate reforms that are being rolled out and refined as they go, designed to put personnel decisions in the hands of sailors while at the same time increasing readiness in the fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The effort also includes the development of a new career training system known as \u201cReady Relevant Learning,\u201d which will cutback on time at traditional \u201cA schools\u201d and is designed to spread more training over a sailor\u2019s career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe also knew we had to be smarter about training our increasingly technical force,\u201d Burke wrote. \u201cThere were better ways to get the practical knowledge into our sailors\u2019 hands \u2014 we could do it faster and in a way that sticks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/04\/05\/new-online-advancement-test-coming-soon-for-enlisted-sailors\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PPOR2PZ42VGIZCHYIPGHXM3ILY.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New online military knowledge test coming soon for enlisted sailors<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The shift in focus will allow sailors to spend all their study time on rating-related topics.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make this all possible, Burke said that the Navy\u2019s whole delivery system, from database backbones to sailor-facing front ends, has to be retooled. What they want is something more like those available in the business world, <span class=\"js-paste-start-L4TFYNYWQ5DVPIQPOCPUQENQQE\"><span class=\"js-paste-end-L4TFYNYWQ5DVPIQPOCPUQENQQE\">because that\u2019s what today\u2019s sailors expect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is to \u201ctreat our sailors like adults, be transparent, give them realistic choices, and even put some market forces to work,\u201d Burke said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Smartphone access<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burke hopes the Navy\u2019s personnel system will be the among the first in the Defense Department to go into the commercial cloud. And later this year, the service will start to open up the ability for sailors to handle personnel transactions on their smartphones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy the end of 2019, sailors will do most of their personnel business via smartphone ashore or desktop apps afloat,\u201d Burke wrote. \u201cYour smartphone has more computing power, better software and update processes, and is more user-friendly than any of our Navy\u2019s personnel IT systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Changes like these will bring the Navy\u2019s practices closer to how the civilian sector and industry is training, managing and detailing their work forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur personnel system modernization initiatives are aimed at providing better tools to sailors and leadership to empower Commanding Officers and give sailors more choices and ownership over their careers,\u201d Burke said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4112\" height=\"2760\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image1.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image1.jpg.jpg 4112w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image1.jpg.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image1.jpg.jpg?resize=768,515 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image1.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,687 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image1.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1031 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image1.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1375 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4112px) 100vw, 4112px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CHARLESTON, S.C. (Jan. 12, 2011) Visits to Navy Personnel Support Detachments to view paper records could besome a thing of the past, soon as the Navy rolls out online and app-based capabilities to manage your records and careers. (photo by MC1 Jennifer R. Hudson\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese programs are being rapidly spiraled out as fast as we can deliver them, and modified as we learn. This is not Washington, D.C. business as usual.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past four years, the Navy has gradually expanded meritorious, unit-level advancements, giving commanding officers the authority to advance their own sailors up to the E-6 paygrade without them having to compete on Navy-wide exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan for the future is to possibly put exams online while eventually tailoring them to the individual to get a better measure of their on-the-job knowledge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the officer side, Navy policy changes in recent years are making it easier for officers to attend graduate school or spend a few years working in private industry to add to their skillset, which they can then bring back to the fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearing completion is a total modernization of the Navy\u2019s enlisted rating structure that was started in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is about bringing our rating system into the 21st century,\u201d Burke said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re modernizing our rating system to redefine enlisted career fields, improve talent management and the detailing process, offer more career choices, and expand professional development opportunities.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy wants to broaden career fields by linking together ratings with similar skills to eventually allow sailors to move laterally in a way they\u2019ve never been able to before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sailors will be able to expand their personal skill qualifications and, in turn, open up alternate routes for advancement as well as more assignment opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis will provide greater choices and transparency for our sailors in both detailing and training, as well as greater flexibility for our Navy in assigning our highly-trained and talented personnel to critical billets,\u201d Burke said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy officials use two measures to describe fleet manning levels: fill and fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fill simply means a fleet job is filled with a sailor with the right rating and paygrade. Fit, on the other hand is a higher measure, meaning a sailor has additional skills that make them an even better match for the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy wants to expand on this to allow the detailing system to better view the sailor as a whole, and also to allow sailors to have two-way conversations with their detailers and prospective gaining commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re developing a system that will be the Navy\u2019s version of LinkedIn, a one-stop shop for reenlistment and billet negotiation, where sailors will be able to connect directly with open positions, communicate their desires, and negotiate orders,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur idea is that sailors will see all available billets and the \u2018market\u2019 will drive negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, changes are in the works to allow sailors to negotiate longer-term deals for more than one tour. <span class=\"js-paste-start-IPVXLEQ7I5HY5FWO7EYY3TP2IU\"> One proposed change is to offer sailors fast-tracked advancements in exchange for taking hard-to-fill billets in less-than-ideal locations.<span class=\"js-paste-end-IPVXLEQ7I5HY5FWO7EYY3TP2IU\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sailors may want to negotiate for geographic stability, education opportunities and even co-location with a military spouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burke has repeatedly said that they want to open up more non-monetary incentives to go along with the existing special pays and bonuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of these ideas are still in the early planning stages, Burke said, but a new detailing system will begin testing this year, which will include mobile access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>New evals<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New advancement ideas and better detailing will be helped along by the service\u2019s overhaul of its existing Performance Evaluation System, which has been in place with only minor adjustments for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, many unwritten rules \u2014 mostly at the command level \u2014 have popped up, and Burke says the Navy needs to find better ways to measure sailor performance to pave the way for more modernized advancement and detailing processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One problem Burke says needs to be eliminated is what the service calls \u201cforced distribution,\u201d which mandates the number of promotion recommendations a command can hand out to their sailors. Over the years, that has led to many unwritten, command-level rules that create inequities among sailors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur vision, now in its third large-scale pilot, features a standards-based scale where individuals are compared against a standard for their rank [from across the fleet] instead of their peers [at their current command],\u201d he said. \u201cThe first two pilots showed excellent correlation with the overall grades of the old system, but also provided meaningful individual trait grades, which has <span class=\"js-paste-start-6DAYS6MP3NEXLH3RZ3AB3NO62Q\"> significant potential.\u201d<span class=\"js-paste-end-6DAYS6MP3NEXLH3RZ3AB3NO62Q\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/05\/07\/all-new-evals-and-fitreps-coming-soon\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170504-n-fq994-132.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">All new evals and fitreps coming soon<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Navy officials are kicking off the one of the most radical overhaul of performance evaluations and fitness reports in service history and are planning to field the new approach within a year. The aim is to eliminate the unwritten rules that reward seniority over merit<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And here, too, the Navy seeks to make it easier for leaders and commands to complete evaluations. <span class=\"js-paste-start-LBEWT5Q2MJDO7HVR6DO7ZLRRRY\"> A third pilot will be out early this summer, which officials say will be a smoother version of the product, and implementation isn\u2019t far off.<span class=\"js-paste-end-LBEWT5Q2MJDO7HVR6DO7ZLRRRY\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOnce the tool is finalized, we are planning a phased implementation, beginning late this year by using it in the fleet as an informal counseling tool to allow early familiarization and additional Fleet input for refinement while we finalize plans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large part of the overall picture of the Navy\u2019s personnel transformation is in reworking how sailors are trained throughout the course of their careers. That transformation is underway now as the Navy is rolling out its \u201cReady Relevant Learning\u201d effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal now is to spread training over the entire career and dish it out only when the sailor needs it. This will result in a 30 percent decrease in initial post-boot camp training and will see sailors return for training during different points of their careers for refresher and new skill training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nine ratings are already incorporating the new training path, having their training broken into blocks of learning while identifying when sailors need to receive classwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo date, we have completed Block Learning analysis for 54 rating paths, approved changes for 25 ratings, with nine now delivering training in this new <span class=\"js-paste-start-SPT7HYF3YBAFZEPA544UB2I6JI\"> continuum,\u201d Burke wrote.<span class=\"js-paste-end-SPT7HYF3YBAFZEPA544UB2I6JI\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The end goal, Burke says, is to eventually move the Navy\u2019s training methods into the 21st century by totally reworking when, where and how sailors are trained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pensalola, Fla, Fla. (Aug. 25, 2017) Chief Aviation Support Equipment Technician Andrew Czarnecki, assigned to Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC),  demonstrates the Multi-Purpose Reconfigurable Training Systems Navy officials plan to use new technologies as they revamp training pipelines an curriculum for nearly all Navy ratings.  (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Clara Navarro\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the training will be in traditional brick-and-mortar classrooms, while other \u201cblocks\u201d might be delivered online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe second line of effort for RRL will provide modern delivery of training by<span class=\"js-paste-start-MOGAFBZ6KFHOBJG6MRWAW5U5HE\"> taking advantage of emerging learning technologies to allow sailors to receive training at the point of need &#8230; at the waterfront or aboard their operational unit,\u201d Burke wrote.<span class=\"js-paste-end-MOGAFBZ6KFHOBJG6MRWAW5U5HE\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This past year, the Navy began developing new ways for training sailors in 29 ratings. At the same time, the Navy is reworking information systems capabilities to be able to deliver this new kind of training where the sailors are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese training solutions will apply science-of-learning principles to make training more effective, efficient and available by leveraging technology, thereby minimizing the necessity of repeatedly returning to a brick-and-mortar schoolhouse,\u201d Burke said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet the RRL program has critics. Buried inside the Navy\u2019s recent <a href=\"https:\/\/partner-mco-archive.s3.amazonaws.com\/client_files\/1513273267.pdf\">strategic review<\/a> was an ominous warning: The program is at risk of failure because the Pentagon is forcing budget cuts on the ambitious multi-year effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/02\/06\/navys-massive-training-overhaul-faces-long-term-threat\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635820806579666121-idcjpg.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Navy\u2019s massive training overhaul faces long-term threat<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Ominous warning signs exist that could spell trouble for personnel reform efforts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The review, widely lauded as a thorough and painfully honest assessment of the Navy\u2019s many woes, said the Navy is failing to properly fund the effort, and it drew specific comparisons to the Navy\u2019s previous training reform launched in 2001 \u2014 one that ended in failure.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy officials reject that view, saying there was no budget cut but rather a \u201drephasing\u201d of money that reduced the current year\u2019s budget and pushed some money into future years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Top Navy officials say the reduction in funding for this year will not affect the long-term implementation effort.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Navy will soon incorporate technology that lets sailors negotiate new orders using a smartphone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":41237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":65,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":{"10":{"categories":["navy-league","digital-show-dailies"],"primary_category":"navy-league"}}},"categories":[101,12,26,65],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3087],"class_list":["post-19239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-navy"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"GJNRWYLHJVFBDMAD7GT436CHKY","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/04\/11\/navys-personnel-and-training-modernization-gaining-steam\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Navy\u2019s personnel and training modernization gaining steam - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Navy will soon incorporate technology that lets sailors negotiate new orders using a smartphone.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Navy\u2019s personnel and training modernization gaining steam\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Navy will soon incorporate technology that lets sailors negotiate new orders using a smartphone.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/04\/11\/navys-personnel-and-training-modernization-gaining-steam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-04-11T14:44:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T18:58:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mark D. 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