{"id":37946,"date":"2019-04-24T01:49:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T01:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/04\/24\/what-you-dont-know-about-the-navys-plans-for-a-community-college\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:30:30","slug":"what-you-dont-know-about-the-navys-plans-for-a-community-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/04\/24\/what-you-dont-know-about-the-navys-plans-for-a-community-college\/","title":{"rendered":"What you don\u2019t know about the Navy\u2019s plans for a community college"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two months into the Navy\u2019s bold plan to revamp higher education throughout the ranks, the service is still searching for a \u201cChief Learning Officer\u201d to lead the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that doesn\u2019t mean officials are standing still. Work continues on establishing a key plank of the program \u2014 a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dod.defense.gov\/News\/Article\/Article\/1755725\/new-naval-university-system-will-develop-agile-adaptable-leaders\/\" target=_blank>Naval Community College<\/a>\u201d that Secretary of the Navy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/navybio_ldr.asp?id=1001\" target=_blank>Richard Spencer<\/a> wants for sailors and Marines by early 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And although Spencer\u2019s plan seeks to lash together all of the service\u2019s many educational institutions into a larger \u201cNaval University\u201d system \u2014 most of which cater to commissioned officers \u2014 his initial focus is on enlisted personnel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHiring the chief learning officer for the Navy is in progress as applications are being reviewed and the plan is still to have that position filled by the June time frame,\u201d said Cmdr. Paul Macapagal, spokesman for Under Secretary of the Navy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/navydata\/bios\/bio.asp?bioID=1031\" target=_blank>Thomas Modly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMeanwhile, the work is ongoing to establish the office and laying the groundwork for the multiple lines of effort.\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\/2019\/02\/13\/why-secnav-is-launching-naval-university\/\" 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=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NPS.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\">Why SECNAV is launching Naval University<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon hopes to combine the education efforts for both enlisted and officer personnel under a single Department of the Navy university that\u2019s accredited to grant diplomas, from associate degrees up to advanced post-graduate work.<\/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\">Macapagal said the top priority remains putting a CLO in place but officials also continue to review the selection of a three-star admiral for a new billet \u2014 the \u201cDirector of Warfighting Development,\u201d or N7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That officer will help set policy and manage resources for all Navy educational efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spencer\u2019s changes are part of a larger series of educational reforms. Officers who entered the service in 2015 are now required to spend time earning advanced degrees before they screen for major command, either at a military institution or an outside university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For now, Vice Adm. Bob Burke remains in charge of the Navy\u2019s educational systems, but he\u2019s been marked to move up soon. He\u2019s President Donald J. Trump\u2019s pick to become the next vice chief of naval operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it\u2019s absolutely the right thing to do and the right time to do it, for a number of different reasons,\u201d he told Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He pointed to ongoing Navy experiments in recruiting, training and retaining the nation\u2019s best talent for the officer ranks. Under the old \u201cup or out\u201d system, a premium was placed on operational experience, and education was of secondary importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But military leaders have discovered the lasting benefits of higher education, which arms officers with advanced skills learned in the classroom while broadening their minds to tackle an increasingly complex world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s a large sea change as a lot of communities are challenged to make the time in a career path to do that,\u201d Burke said <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burke thanked Congress for tweaking personnel rules to make it easier to educate future top military leaders but said more innovations are needed inside the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the service must learn to embrace \u201cthose opportunities to slow down from the hustle and bustle of fleet operations and start developing strategic and critical thing skills,\u201d especially for officers slated to create war plans.<\/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\/2019\/04\/09\/why-big-navy-is-running-low-on-tuition-assistance-dollars\/\" 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=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TA-MAIN.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\">Why Big Navy is running low on Tuition Assistance dollars<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">And what that means for service members eyeing fall classes.<\/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\">He also thinks the Navy must do more to help its enlisted personnel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur sailors deserve the same opportunity,&#8221; Burke said. \u201cIt\u2019s the great promise that we sell people on when they come to join the Navy \u2014 the educational opportunities we provide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By creating its own accredited institution of higher education, Burke believes officials will streamline efforts to deliver college credits to sailors already training in the Navy\u2019s schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt simplifies the process and brings a centralized focus giving us strength in numbers and the strength of the Navy behind it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To Burke, this new system will loosen the Navy\u2019s reliance on the \u201cgood will\u201d and \u201cprofit motive\u201d of outside institutions and provide new ways for the service\u2019s existing online credentialing initiative \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cool.navy.mil\/\" target=_blank>Navy COOL<\/a> \u2014 to help sailors earn college credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a good start on that,\u201d he said. \u201cTo expand that into the accreditation world we will take a hard look at how the Air Force did it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 1972, the Community College of the Air Force is the only degree-granting institution of higher education worldwide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforce.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/college,technical-training\/what-is-the-community-college-of-the-air-force\" target=_blank>that\u2019s devoted solely to the enlisted ranks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its mission is to award maximum college credit for training that airmen complete while carving out paths for service members to earn two-year degrees in the applied sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Burke also wants in-residence educational opportunities to expand for enlisted sailors, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service already sends some cyber warfare specialists and crypologic and information technicians to a year-long program at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.public.navy.mil\/bupers-npc\/reference\/messages\/Documents\/NAVADMINS\/NAV2018\/NAV18253.txt\" target=_blank>Naval Postgraduate School<\/a>. 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