By Mark D. Faram - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Aug 13, 2007 5:39:27 EDT
With the end of the latest drawdown in sight, officials are now looking to shore up retention and recruiting to get and keep the best sailors in Navy blue.
The time to sweeten the pot is now, officials said, and not 2013, the year the service will reach a final end strength of 321,000 active-duty sailors.
Manpower planners said that if they don’t provide tangible incentives now to hold on to their best and brightest sailors, they’ll risk sinking the Navy of the future.
More at http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/08/navy_drawdownretention_070811w/
