Navy Proposing Bold Changes in How it Teaches Sailors in New Education Plan
By: Ben Werner
February 12, 2019 8:47 PM
THE PENTAGON – The Navy is pushing a series of education reforms to better train enlisted sailors and officers to face the increasing military capability posed by near-peer competitors and to fight complex, high-end wars.
Russia, China and non-state terrorist organizations can today more easily field advanced weapons systems. The result is that technological advantages enjoyed by U.S. forces in the battlespace is eroding, Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly told reporters earlier this week.
“The last remaining advantage we have is going to be our minds,†said Modly, who has made education a focus of his office. “So, we have to make sure we are getting the best top people and also that we’re educating them and training them to be very, very agile and adaptable so they can deal with uncertainty in a better way. And that’s what this is really about.â€
https://news.usni.org/2019/02/12/41094
