The U.S. Navy is carrying out a “one-time reset” of physical fitness assessment failures as it grapples with retaining sailors and recruiting new ones.
Rear Adm. James Waters, director of the Navy's Personnel Plans and Policy division, told reporters the move"could allow up to 1,500 sailors toThe website says under current Navy rules, one PFA failure results in sailors being placed in a mandatory fitness program and puts some restrictions on their advancement. Two failures means sailors cannot advance and are ineligible for reenlistment, it added. U.S.
But the memo also says,"All other programs and processes that take PFA failures into account, such as officer commissioning programs, selection or screening boards, special duty screenings, etc. will continue to consider any past PFA failures in line with normal procedures." In addition to the PFA reset, the Navy is gearing up to implement a pre-boot camp preparatory course to help recruits meet academic and physical fitness requirements before basic training, Military.com reports.
Waters also said the Navy has been given congressional approval to increase the maximum enlisted bonus from $50,000 to $75,000 alongside changes that allow older recruits to join, according to Military.com. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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