U.S. Navy - All Hands

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Sept. 13, 2016

For centuries, Sailors have documented their travels. From decorating sea shells and sea chests, to tattoos decorating human chests, Sailors have found a way to recall their ports of call.

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Thirteen has been a lucky number for the Navy. As Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike D. Stevens, the Navy's 13th MCPON, gets ready to retire, the legacy he is leaving behind will continue to thrive.

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10 Things You Need To Know:

10 Things You Need To Know:

Aug. 4, 2016

Uniform Matters

Restore Readiness

The Navy will transition to two working uniforms, which will eliminate the Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type I (blue) and make the NWU Type III the shore working uniform.

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Sailor 2025

Sailor 2025

July 19, 2016

Can you imagine a Navy where you check onboard a new command and with a scan of your CAC, all of your pay is linked, your DTS is liquidated and everything just lines up?

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Blended Retirement

Blended Retirement

July 14, 2016

For anyone who has ever served 16 years in the military and left without a retirement plan, the new blended retirement option being offered to Sailors beginning Jan. 1, 2017 would have been a huge help.

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Modern Family

Modern Family

June 23, 2016

The world has come a long way since two people were sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G.

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Becoming a Napster

Becoming a Napster

June 16, 2016

Education

Build Capacity

Before Napster was a bad word for the music industry, it was a term of endearment for students at the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS), in Newport, Rhode Island.

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You Down With TSP?

You Down With TSP?

May 31, 2016

In early 2001, while stationed onboard the USS Emory S. Land, a representative came onboard talking about the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).

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Around the Blind Curve

Around the Blind Curve

May 26, 2016

He tries hard to think back on that day. He tries hard to remember. He knows he was heading back to work. He turned into a blind curve and there was a car on his side of the road.

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Pacific Fleet Sailor Of The Year

Pacific Fleet Sailor Of The Year

May 12, 2016

When Hurricane Katrina struck his New Orleans home, it left Corey Smith jobless and homeless. It was 2006 and he was sleeping on couches with no idea of what to do next. The flood had taken his neighborhood and his livelihood. So Smith made the decision to sail that flood right into a Navy recruiting station.

A Crew's Book

A Crew's Book

Lucky Number 13

Lucky Number 13

10 Things You Need To Know:

10 Things You Need To Know:

Sailor 2025

Sailor 2025

Blended Retirement

Blended Retirement

Modern Family

Modern Family

Becoming a Napster

Becoming a Napster

You Down With TSP?

You Down With TSP?

Around the Blind Curve

Around the Blind Curve

Pacific Fleet Sailor Of The Year

Pacific Fleet Sailor Of The Year