The Weekly Wire Rundown is a weekly video blog from the Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel, highlighting the top stories affecting Sailors and their families. The video compliments the print edition of the @USNPeople Weekly Wire, which you can subscribe to by e-mailing usnpeople@gmail.com. It can also be downloaded at www.navy.mil/cnp. We welcome any question and feedback on personnel matters or how to make this product better serve Sailors and their families.

From this edition of the @USNPeople Weekly Wire:

1.) NPC boss hails progress in closing fleet's manning gaps/ 05 APRIL 15
NAVY TIMES, David Larter
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Instead of having 90 percent of the billets filled with sailors with the right qualifications, known in personnel jargon as fit and fill, the new goal is 92 percent fit and 95 percent filled, Steindl said in a March 30 telephone interview. "The challenge in moving the system to the left is we have typically manned carrier strike groups 60 days ahead of deployment," Steindl explained.

2.) Navy Pitching Congress on Expanding Sailor Career Intermissions Ahead of Wider Personnel Reforms/ 07 APRIL 15
USNI, Sam LaGrone
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The expansion of the Career Intermission Program from a pilot project that gives the opportunity for sailors to transition from active duty to the reserves for three years is designed to make the Navy a more attractive career option for the service’s most talented, the Chief of Naval Personnel told USNI News in an interview last week.

3.) Go officer: How to land a STA-21 spot, get commissioned/ 04 APRIL15
NAVY TIMES, Mark D. Faram
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With selectees collecting their full paycheck and money to pay for school, the Seaman to Admiral program is one of the Navy's best deals for those with some college experience already who are looking to make the Navy a career. And they're again soliciting applications for the next crop of future leaders.

4) Vouchers Enable Senior Enlisted to Pursue Advanced Education/ 07 APRIL 15
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Financial assistance for baccalaureate degrees covers 100 percent of tuition, books, and related fees up to $6,700 per year for a maximum of three years with the total program cost capped at $20,000. For master's degrees, it provides 100 percent of tuition, books, and related fees up to $20,000 per year for a maximum of two years with the total program cost capped at $40,000.

Video produced by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Elliott Fabrizio.

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