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How the Navy got to be 6K sailors short at sea
« on: March 27, 2019, 11:07:55 am »
How the Navy got to be 6K sailors short at sea
By: Mark D. Faram   1 day ago


It's no secret that the Navy has 6,200 billets in deploying sea duty commands that aren't filled. What most don't know is how the Navy got here, why it happened and when it will be fixed.

“As has been pointed out, we have some manning challenges that we’re working through, right now,” Adm. Christopher Grady told lawmakers during a Feb. 26 hearing. “The number, specifically, is the 6,200 billets at sea that are not filled right now, although, the Navy, with your help, has purchased those billets and we will be flowing them into the fleet, over time.”

But Grady, who helms Norfolk-based Fleet Forces Command, knows it’s not a problem that can be instantly fixed because his Navy is faced with two simultaneous challenges — staffing a growing Navy while trying to plug holes in a fleet that routinely deploys overseas.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/03/25/how-the-navy-got-to-be-6k-sailors-short-at-sea/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Navy%20DNR%2003-25-19&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Navy%20-%20Daily%20News%20Roundup