Getting sea-going sailors into job-specific training sooner is driving tweaks to the Navy’s long-running Professional Apprenticeship Career Track (PACT) program. The program, and the changes ...

In addition to taking on an assignment, the PACT sailors join shipmates from different departments on drills and in berthing spaces, make connections with more experienced sailors — especially ...

Effective June 2018, PACT Sailors willing to volunteer for additional obligated service (OBLISERV) to complete the sea tour for their new rating or for a minimum of 24 months of additional sea ...

Any undesignated Sailor will now be approved for a rating based on the billet they’re selected for in MyNavy Assignment, the Navy announced Dec. 3. According to NAVADMIN 275/19, Professional ...

In a move under the AUKUS trilateral security pact, the first group of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) enlisted sailors has graduated with distinction from the US Navy’s Basic Enlisted Submarine ...