Enlisted | U.S. Naval Institute

A sailor walks toward Delbert Black Hall, an unaccompanied housing quarters on Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Providing a better quality of life for junior sailors by improving their living quarters could increase retention and productivity.

Fix the Foundation: Improve Junior Enlisted Life in the Barracks

Investing in sailors means taking care of where they live, and this could increase retention and mission buy-in.

February 2021

It is time for the Navy to expand its warfare tactics instructor programs to include enlisted personnel.

Unleash Enlisted Sailors as WTIs

Investing in enlisted warfare tactics instructors would improve the surface force’s combat effectiveness and lethality.

Lieutenant Kyle Cregge, U.S. Navy

January 2021