Fair fitness standards, less online training, more educational opportunities and a better balance of work and family life. Those hot-button issues for sailors and Marines are now at the forefront of a new campaign by the Navy’s top civilian to boost quality of life and recruit more women into the ranks. According to the Marine Times, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus unveiled a host of far-reaching initiatives and policy changes Wednesday, aimed at improving quality of life and careers for sailors and Marines, many which came directly from the deckplates, a senior Navy official has confirmed to Navy Times.
Mabus plans to ease body fat restrictions, boost career flexibility, and push to recruit more women in the Navy and Marine Corps, while opening up the last billets that remain closed to them. A link to the story in Marine Times is in this story at www.z1077fm.com.
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/careers/marine-corps/2015/05/13/secnav-announces-sweeping-manpower-career-uniform-changes/27241869/ (If this link doesn’t work, go to www.marinecorpstimes.com , and search for “Mabus women”)
