Career management symposium coming to Northwest

Navy Region Northwest will hold a Career Management Symposium for area Sailors and their families from April 18-22.

The series begins with a brief for commanding officers, executive officers, command master chiefs, and command career counselors on Navy retention and career management issues.  This brief will share the latest news on Navy Personnel and Pay initiatives, compare local retention and attrition statistics to Navy averages, and offer some creative “best practices” to help commands retain one Sailor at a time.

Sailors and their spouses are invited and encouraged to attend the Career Information Seminars to obtain information they need for informed career decisions.  Experienced Commanding Officers and Command Master Chief’s provide the seminars.  Each of the seminars compares Navy and civilian careers on such issues as pay, benefits, job security, and retirement plans, as well as current Navy career programs such as JASS Career Management System (JCMS), Fleet Ride, Perform to Serve (PTS), Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) and Five Vector Model (5VM).

Fleet and Family Support programs will also be included at each of the spouse briefings, providing information on Navy One-Source.  Door prizes will be presented along with some excellent information for all spouses, so be certain to mark it on your calendar.

Enlisted detailers will be available throughout the week at each of the bases.  Specific detailers and locations will be posted with command career counselors.

Included with the rating detailers will be a special programs detailer and Class “A” Schools detailer. If you are interested in applying for either, see your command career counselor now to begin processing.  When you see these detailers in person, ensure you have the following items with you:  command approved NP1306/7, copies of last three evaluations, copy of NP1070/604 with ASVAB scores, special programs screening form signed by your chain of command, and any other preliminary paperwork or screenings required for your specific request. 

Naval Station Everett

Wednesday, April 20

- 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. - SWO Nuke Community Brief (All Nuke SWO) USS USS Abraham Lincoln

- 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. - CPO Community Brief (All CPO and above) USS Abraham Lincoln

Thursday, April 21

- 8 to 9:30 a.m. - Career Management & Manpower (CO/XO/CMC/CCC) Bldg. 2000

- 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. - NC/CCC Training (All career counselors) Bldg. 2000, Command Conference room

- 9:30 to 11 a.m. - SWO Community Brief (All SWO) Bldg. 2000 auditorium)

- 10:30 to noon - Enlisted Career Management (All E-6 and below) USS Abraham Lincoln

- 11 a.m. to noon - Junior Officer Career Information (All O-3 and below) Bldg. 2000 auditorium

- 1 to 2 p.m. - NC/CCC Training (All career counselors) USS Abraham Lincoln

- 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. - SWO CO/XO Mentoring Session (All SWO CO/XO’s) Bldg. 2000 auditorium

- 6:30 to 8 p.m. - Officer Spouse Career Information (All officer spouses) Grand Vista Ballroom

- 6:30 to 8 p.m. - Enlisted Spouse Career Information (All enlisted spouses) Bldg. 2000 auditorium

Friday, April 22

- 8 to 10 a.m. - Enlisted Career Management (All E-6 and below) Bldg. 2000 auditorium

- 10:30 a.m. to noon - CPO Community Brief (All CPO and above) Bldg. 2000 auditorium

- 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. - Enlisted Selection Board Brief (All E5-E8) Bldg.  2000 auditorium

TBD - P41 SWO Community Brief (All SWO) USS Shoup

Todd Shipyard

Friday, April 22

- 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. - P41 SWO Community Brief (All SWO) USS Ford

- 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. - Enlisted Career Management (All E-6 and below) USS Ford

- 10 to 11:30 a.m. - CPO Community Brief (All CPO and above) USS Ford